Lytvyn was born in a village of Ksaverivka,
Vasylkiv Raion on 26 November 1934 in a family of rural teachers. According to official court papers Medvedchuk had referred to the incompleteness of the investigation in the case and had asked to cancel the court's verdict and send the case for a new trial. In November 1989 remnants of Yuriy Lytvyn,
Vasyl Stus, and
Oleksiy Tykhyi was transported to Kyiv and buried with honors at
Baikove Cemetery (lot #33). ==References==