With the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Marmus went to the front as a volunteer. He served with the 80th air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died on 11 September 2022 in Oskil, Kharkiv Oblast.
He was buried on 15 September 2022 on the Alley of Heroes of the Yahilnytskyi Cemetery in Chortkiv.
He is survived by his parents, wife, daughter, and a brother.
Creativity
He played many instruments, including the accordion, bandura, harmonica, and was an excellent trombone player. He was a member of the band "Oktava", for which he wrote the Christmas carol "Sviata Nich".
He was a member of the Ternopil Film Commission (2021, dreamed of creating a branch in Chortkiv). He played the role of an Enkavedist in the national non-fiction film Mariia (2021).
In 2022, before the invasion, Vasyl dedicated the song Braty po nevoli to his father Volodymyr.
On 13 October 2022, a memorial evening was held in memory of Vasyl Marmus at the Kateryna Rubchakova Cultural Services Center in Chortkiv.
In June 2023, the Chortkiv Art School was named after him. On 4 September of the same year, a bas-relief to Vasyl Marmus was unveiled on the facade of the school, created by artists from Kyiv, Olha and Yakiv Bilenko.
