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4 unusual facts about President of Ukraine


Novofedorivka

During the 2008 South Ossetia War, the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, has stopped Russian pilots from using the carrier training facilities.

Oleksandr Panteleymonov

Editor in chief of TV-project "Dialogue with the country" marking the 3d anniversary of the inauguration of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych (February 22, 2013)

Editor in chief of TV-project "Straight talk with the country" marking the first anniversary of the inauguration of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych (February 26, 2011)

Party switching

This was evident during the 2007 Ukrainian political crisis where members of the opposition crossed party lines with plans to undermine Presidential authority and move towards the 300 constitutional majority.


Bloc of Left and Center-left Forces

The creation of the bloc made ex-President of Ukraine Kravchuk leave the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united), Kravchuk declared he also was indignant because the political council of the party decided to accomplish that behind the closed doors in non-democratic order.

Cross of Ivan Mazepa

The Cross was instituted on March 26, 2009 by the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko to honour citizens of Ukraine, foreign citizens or stateless persons for significant contribution to the revival of national, cultural, artistic, spiritual, architectural, military and historical heritage of Ukraine, for achievements in state, diplomatic, humanistic, scientific, educational and charitable activity.

Donetsk Metro

In 2012 the Vice-Prime-Minister Borys Kolesnikov informed the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych that Ukrzaliznytsia is starting to work on the project of ground-level metro in Donetsk.


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Armenian Cathedral of Lviv

Among the guests were: speaker of the Armenian parliament Armen Khachatryan, former president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, president of the Union of Armenians in Ukraine, French singer of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour with his son, Armenian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Armenian Ambassador to Ukraine Hrachya Silvanyan.

Children's Ombudsman

The position of Authorized representative of the President of Ukraine for Children's Rights, or children's ombudsman, was allocated in August 2011 to Yuriy Pavlenko, who had served as Minister for Family, Youth and Sport in the Yekhanurov, Alliance of National Unity and Tymoshenko cabinets.

Dnepropetrovsk maniacs

Vladimir Suprunyuck, Igor Suprunyuck's father, in his interview to Segodnya stated that he had been employed at Yuzhmash as a test pilot, often flying with Leonid Kuchma, the future president of Ukraine, and continuing to serve as his personal pilot on domestic flights after Kuchma's rise to power.

Embassy of Ukraine, Minsk

Embassy House opened December 1, 2000 by the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Anatoliy Zlenko and Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Yermoshin and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Belarus - Foreign Minister of Belarus Mikhail Khvostov.

Mandry

2004 saw Mandry tour extensively in Ukraine to support Viktor Yushchenko's campaign to become the next president of Ukraine.

Sergiy Kirichenko

On June 6, 2005 by Decree # 961/2005 of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, he was assigned to be the Chief of the General Staff – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Telnyuk Sisters

Among the audience was, in particular, the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko.