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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is the sixth President of Ukraine (since May 20, 2019). Prior to this, he worked as an actor, comedian, showman, producer, and screenwriter. From 2010 to 2012, he worked as the general producer of the Inter TV channel. He was born in 1978 in Kryvyi Rih. He received his higher education at the Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute, earning a bachelor's degree in law. He began his career as the captain of the comedy team "95th Quarter". His political career began in 2019 with the support of the "Servant of the People" party. In the presidential elections of the same year, he won with 73.22% of the vote. In 2022, he was named "Person of the Year" by Time magazine.
1997
Created and headed the KVN (Club of the Funny and Inventive People) team "Kvartal 95," which later transformed into the studio of the same name
2015
Played the main role in the television series "Servant of the People," where his character became the President of Ukraine
2019
Won a convincing victory in the presidential elections, gaining 73% of the votes
2019
Dissolved parliament and initiated early parliamentary elections, where his party won a majority
2019
Restored Ukrainian citizenship to Mikheil Saakashvili
2020
Achieved some progress in the fight against corruption in Ukraine
2022
Remained in Kyiv at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, refusing evacuation
2022
United Ukrainian society and mobilized international support to defend Ukraine
2022
Made a visit to the United States to secure support and assistance
2022
Was named Person of the Year by Time magazine
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Zelensky: we went through the winter, Russia's energy terror did not work

Ukraine survived the winter without power outages, despite Russia's energy attacks, and Zelenskiy said Ukraine shot down 7 Russian planes this week and 15 since February, continuing to restore maritime security and exports.

War in Ukraine • March 3, 07:46 PM • 33489 views
Deadly attacks on Ukraine and allies' delay in helping: a crisis without days off

Russia's deadly attacks on Ukraine have underscored Ukraine's need for immediate air defense support from its allies to protect civilians.

War in Ukraine • March 3, 05:04 PM • 37191 views
Ukraine braces for Russian disinformation attacks on Zelenskiy - Bloomberg

Ukraine is preparing for a Kremlin-sponsored disinformation campaign aimed at undermining President Zelenskyy's credibility as the end of his term approaches.

War in Ukraine • March 3, 04:37 PM • 34634 views
Media: Russian attack kills military couple with child in Odesa, two more children are being searched for under rubble

A military couple and their seven-month-old daughter were killed in a Russian attack in Odesa. Rescuers are searching for the woman's two other children under the rubble.

War in Ukraine • March 3, 01:25 PM • 30756 views
"This is also the heroism of our people, all those people who are just doing their job." Zelenskyy shows footage of rubble removal in Odesa

President Zelenskiy thanked Ukrainian rescuers who are helping communities survive Russian attacks, posting footage of the rubble in Odesa after a drone strike killed 10 people, including two children.

Society • March 3, 11:34 AM • 33249 views
russian X-101 cruise missile neutralized in Vinnytsia region

Law enforcement and rescuers in Vinnytsia region have neutralized the remains of a russian cruise missile that did not detonate when it fell.

War in Ukraine • March 2, 06:49 PM • 33267 views
Zelensky gave Syrsky carte blanche for any personnel changes in the army

The President of Ukraine stated that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has all the authority to make any personnel changes in the army and expects a report from him with proposals for further changes.

War in Ukraine • March 2, 05:33 PM • 35640 views
"There is no military sense in such attacks": amid the shelling of Odesa, Zelensky calls on partners to strengthen Ukraine's air defense

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on international partners to urgently provide more air defense equipment to protect Ukrainian cities from Russian drone strikes.

Society • March 2, 05:12 PM • 68116 views
Residential sector caught on fire in Sumy region due to night attack of Russian Federation - SES

Rescuers extinguished a fire in a residential area of Okhtyrka district, Sumy region, that started as a result of a nighttime enemy shelling.

War in Ukraine • March 2, 09:52 AM • 25731 views
"We need more air defense from our partners": Zelensky shows footage of the aftermath of Russia's night attack

Zelenskiy responded to the overnight Russian drone attack on Ukrainian cities, showing video of the damage and calling on partners to provide more air defense systems to protect civilians from further terror.

War in Ukraine • March 2, 07:25 AM • 33264 views
russia spreads the "news" of Zelensky's removal from power

russian propaganda spread fake news about the announcement of the date of the overthrow of Ukrainian President Zelensky.

War in Ukraine • March 2, 01:42 AM • 36168 views
Prime Minister of the Netherlands discusses with Zelenskyy how to speed up the transfer of F-16s

Prime Minister Rutte discussed with President Zelenskyy how to speed up the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by reducing obstacles and promoting cooperation between the defense ministries of Ukraine and partner countries.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 05:21 PM • 30470 views
Zelensky told what is needed to fully protect Kharkiv from shelling

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine needs to push russian troops away from Kharkiv to protect it from S-300 missile attacks, as otherwise it will be difficult to do so even with increased air defense.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 05:07 PM • 28979 views
Prime Minister of the Netherlands: We are working to ensure that F-16s arrive in Ukraine as soon as possible

During a briefing with President Zelenskiy in Kharkiv, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country is working to get F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as soon as possible to help Ukraine gain air superiority.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 04:31 PM • 28647 views
Zelenskyy announces signing of new security and arms agreements in March

Zelenskiy announced that Ukraine is preparing new security and arms agreements with partners to be signed in March to help defeat Russia and restore security.

Announcements • March 1, 03:50 PM • 28950 views
Prime Minister of the Netherlands received a military briefing on the situation at the front - Zelenskyy

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands received a military briefing on the situation at the front from the Ukrainian military leadership during his visit to discuss continued military support.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 03:40 PM • 29393 views
Education in a time of war: Zelensky showed the Prime Minister of the Netherlands a metro school in Kharkiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte visited a school in the Kharkiv subway and talked to children about the fact that education continues despite the war.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 03:18 PM • 27298 views
Ukraine signed a bilateral security agreement with the Netherlands - Zelenskyy

Ukraine and the Netherlands sign a bilateral security agreement that provides for €2 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year and further defense assistance over the next ten years.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 02:35 PM • 26446 views
NATO standards in medical support of the Armed Forces: Zelensky signed the law

The law signed by President Zelenskyy introduces NATO clinical protocols and standards in the medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Politics • March 1, 12:03 PM • 24960 views
Athens is considering increasing military assistance to Ukraine - Greek representative to NATO

Greece is considering increasing military assistance to Ukraine, including providing air defense and anti-aircraft weapons that are no longer used by the Greek armed forces.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 08:44 AM • 98155 views
Zelenskyy sets up commission to select judges to the CCU under the President's quota

President Zelenskyy has set up a competition commission to select candidates for the position of a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine under the President's quota.

Politics • March 1, 07:01 AM • 118587 views
MFA launches "Wartime Diplomacy" page highlighting diplomats' achievements during the russian invasion

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has created a new page "Wartime Diplomacy" to highlight the achievements of Ukrainian diplomats in strengthening the country's defense capabilities and gaining international support for the military during the ongoing russian aggression.

War in Ukraine • March 1, 04:08 AM • 111589 views
Zelensky replaces the Commander of the Armed Forces Logistics Forces, appoints Volodymyr Karpenko

President Zelenskyy has changed the commander of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, appointing Volodymyr Karpenko to the post.

War in Ukraine • February 29, 06:48 PM • 124008 views
Zelenskyy: This year should be a time of real negotiations on EU accession

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that 2024 should be the time for real negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union, and the first steps could begin as early as this spring.

Politics • February 29, 06:21 PM • 114200 views
Countries of Southeast Europe to take part in the Global Peace Summit - Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that all countries of Southeast Europe will participate in the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.

Politics • February 29, 06:02 PM • 56964 views
There are new defense agreements and new aid packages: Zelensky summarizes the results of his visits to the Balkan countries

Zelenskyy summarized his visits to Europe, announcing new defense deals and aid packages, as well as joint production agreements with partners.

War in Ukraine • February 29, 05:36 PM • 37196 views
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Europe has already handed over all surplus shells to Ukraine - expert

Europe has already handed over all surplus shells to Ukraine - expert.

War in Ukraine • February 29, 01:48 PM • 268371 views
Erdogan declares support for Ukraine's Peace Formula and reiterates his offer of "peace talks"

Turkey is ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • February 29, 09:39 AM • 30875 views
Budanov on Zaluzhny's dismissal: If everything was fine, why are we where we are?

The head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine believes that it is unlikely that Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Valeriy Zaluzhnyy had personal differences.

War in Ukraine • February 29, 09:36 AM • 29735 views
Budanov assures that Ukraine will never agree to "freeze" the war

Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov says Ukraine will never agree to recognize Russia's control over the seized territories and freeze the war.

War in Ukraine • February 29, 08:54 AM • 25235 views