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Grygorii Tsekhmistrenko
Grygorii Vitaliiovych Tsekhmistrenko (; 19 December 1994 – 15 January 2023) was a Canadian civic activist, volunteer medic of Ukrainian origin, a soldier of the International Legion of the Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Biography Tsekhmistrenko was born on 19 December 1994 in Rivne. He studied at school #89 in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv. For many years he lived with his parents in Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada. Later, he moved to Port Alice, British Columbia, Canada. He had Canadian citizenship. He was a participant of the Revolution of Dignity. On 18 February 2014, during a "peaceful march" to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, security forces beat and detained many activists. Among the victims, Tsekhmistrenko was detained in the Desnianskyi district police station. After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, he took part in combat operations as part of the Azov Regiment; since April 2022, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivne
Rivne ( ; , ) is a city in western Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast (province), as well as the Rivne Raion (district) within the oblast.On bringing the name of Rovno city and Rovno Oblast in accordance to rules of Ukrainian spelling . . 11 June 1991 It has a population of In the spring of 1919, it also served as a provisional seat of the Ukrainian government throughout the ongoing war with Soviet Russia. Between |
Fakty TVN
''Fakty TVN'' (simplified to Fakty; ) is the flagship newscast of TVN, one of Poland's major television networks. The programme was launched on 3 October 1997, which was also the first day of the entire TVN. As of May 2019, it has an average audience of 3.2 million viewers, making it Poland's most watched television newscast. (pl), Wirtualnemedia.pl, accessed on 2009-07-02 History The programme was created by two former TVP journalists, and < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Births
The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Charter, Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day. Events January * January 1 ** The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. ** Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. * January 8 – ''Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. * January 14 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Museum Of The History Of Ukraine In The Second World War
The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War () is a memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War located in the southern outskirts of the Pechersk district of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on the picturesque hills on the right-bank of the Dnipro River. The museum was moved twice before ending up in the current location, where it was ceremonially opened on May 9 (Victory Day) in 1981 by the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. On 21 June 1996, the museum was accorded its current status of the National Museum by the special decree signed by Leonid Kuchma, the then-President of Ukraine. It is one of the largest museums in Ukraine (with over 300,000 exhibits) centered on the 62-metre tall ''Mother Ukraine'' statue, which has become one of the best-recognized landmarks of Kyiv. The museum has been attended by over 21 million visitors. Memorial complex The memorial complex covers the area of 10 hectares (approximately 24.7 acres) on the hill, overlooki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyrylo Budanov
Kyrylo Oleksiiovych Budanov (; born 4 January 1986) is a Ukrainian military leader who has served as the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine), Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine since August 2020. Budanov previously served as the deputy director of one of the departments of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. He holds the rank of lieutenant general. Early life and education Budanov was born in Kyiv, Kiev on 4 January 1986. He graduated from the Odesa Military Academy, Odesa Institute of the Ground Forces in 2007. Career Following his 2007 graduation, Budanov started a military career in the special forces of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine), Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Russo-Ukrainian War In 2014, he took part in the war in Donbas, where he was wounded several times and reportedly participated in a number of classified special military operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chabany
Chabany () is a rural settlement in Fastiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast (province), located on the southern border of Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Chabany settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . History Until 18 July, 2020, Chabany belonged to Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv Raions, with Chabany being transferred to Fastiv Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Chabany was designated urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So .... On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Chabany became a rural se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhmut
Bakhmut is a city in eastern Ukraine. It is officially the administrative center of Bakhmut urban hromada and Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast. The city is located on the Bakhmutka River, about north of Donetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Bakhmut was designated a city of regional significance until 2020, when the designation was abolished. In January 2022, it had an estimated population of Bakhmut was originally founded in the 16th century as a minor border post on the southern border of the Russian state. Its population grew in the early 18th century, and it served as the capital of Slavo-Serbia (1753–1764), a colony in the Russian Empire established by settlers from the Balkans. It received city status in 1783, and underwent major industrialization over the following few centuries. In 1920–1924, the city was an administrative center of the newly created Donets Governorate of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. The city was known as Artemivsk or A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kherson
Kherson (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and , , ) is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper, Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. At the beginning of 2022, its population was estimated at 279,131. From March to November 2022, the city was Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast, occupied by Russian forces during their Russian invasion of Ukraine, invasion of Ukraine. Armed forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces Liberation of Kherson, recaptured the city on 11 November 2022. In June 2023, the city was flooded following the Russian Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, destruction of the nearby Kakhovka Dam. Etymology As the first new settlement in the Greek Plan, "Greek project" of Catherine the Great, Empress Catherine and her favourite Grigory Potemkin, it was named after the Heraclea Pontica, Heraclea Pontic colony of Cherson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysychansk
Lysychansk ( , ; , ; , ) is a city in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the high right bank of the Donets River, approximately from the administrative center of the oblast, Luhansk. It faces Sievierodonetsk across the river. Its population before the Russian invasion of Ukraine was approximately Prior to Ukrainian 2020 municipal classification reforms, Lysychansk was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Up to 2022, the administration of Lysychansk Municipality included the settlements of Novodruzhesk and Pryvillia. Along with the cities of Sievierodonetsk, Rubizhne, Kreminna and the nearest towns, the Lysychansk area constituted a major urban and industrial hub of the Donbas region, with a 2009 population of about 353,000. The city became the site of 2022's Battle of Lysychansk, which ended with the capture of the city by Russian forces and the Luhansk People's Republic on 2 July. Up to 12,000 were estimated to have rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enerhodar
Enerhodar ( ; , , ; ) is a city and municipality in the northwest of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is on the left bank of the Dnieper River, on the opposite side of the Kakhovka Reservoir from Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka. Its main industry is electricity generation, at coal-fired and large nuclear power stations. It has an estimated population of About 11,000 residents work at the nuclear power station. Since early 2022, it has been under Russian occupation. History Enerhodar was founded on 12 June 1970 to build and serve the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station. For two years, the town had no name. Zaporizhzhia TPP was under construction, and the city grew. On 23 November 1972, the village of power engineers was named Enerhodar. The complex development of Enerhodar was combined with the high rate of construction of the thermal power plant. Residential areas, kindergartens, the Energodar Hotel, and the Palace of Culture "Sovremennik" were built simultaneously with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moshchun
Moshchun or Moschun () is a village ( selo) in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to the Hostomel settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Most of the village was destroyed during Russia's attempt to capture Kyiv as part of its 2022 invasion. History Moshchun was originally named Pylnia () after the many sawmills in the village. The May 21, 1656 Universal of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky gifted Moshchun, Vyshhorod, and Novi Petrivtsi to the Mezhyhirya Monastery. In 1886, Moshchun had a population of 203. The Russian language television programs Muhtar's Return & Svaty were both filmed in Moshchun. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was the site of the important Battle of Moshchun The battle of Moshchun was a series of military engagements for control of the village of Moshchun and its surroundings during the initial phase of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle lasted from 5 March to 21 March 2022, and has been .... U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hostomel
Hostomel (, ) is a Rural settlement#Ukraine, rural settlement in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest of the capital Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Hostomel settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: The town is mainly known for Hostomel Airport, also known as Antonov Airport, a major international cargo facility. There is also a Vetropack glass factory in Hostomel. Hostomel was attacked during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with its mayor Yuriy Prylypko among those killed. The town was given the title Hero City of Ukraine on 13 March. On 2 April, Ukrainian authorities confirmed that they had retaken control over most of Kyiv Oblast. Overview To the west of Hostomel are the cities of Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, Bucha and Irpin, and the village of Blystavytsia; to the east are Horenka, Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Horenka village and the Irpin (river), Irpin River; to the southeast is a pine forest, which is a part of the Holosii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
