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Prygunov Glib
Glib Oleksandrovych Prygunov () (born on July 17, 1974, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian politician, statesman, and former chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council. Biography Prygunov was born on July 17, 1974, in Dnipropetrovsk. * 1991 — finished secondary school No. 23 in Dnipropetrovsk. While studying he worked as a hospital attendant at Regional Hospital after Mechnykov. * 1997 — graduated from Dnipro State Medical University, Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy, with the specialty of children's surgeon. * From September 2002 to February 2004 he studied at Dnipropetrovsk Regional institute of State Administration of the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, specialty "State Administration", Master of Public Administration. Career * 1989 — 1990 — medical orderly in Polyclinic of the Regional Clinical Hospital named after Mechnykov. * 1990 — 1991 — sanitary of the Regional Clinical Hospital named after Mechnykov. * Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council
The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council () is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (oblast, province) located in eastern Ukraine. Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote. Recent elections 2020 Distribution of seats after the 2020 Ukrainian local elections Election date was 25 October 2020 2015 Distribution of seats after the 2015 Ukrainian local elections Election date was 25 October 2015 2010 Distribution of seats after the 2010 Ukrainian local elections 2006 Distribution of seats after the 2006 Ukrainian local elections Chairmen Regional executive committee * Daniil Petrovsky (1932) * Nikita Alekseev (1932–1933) * Ivan Gavrilov (1933–1936) * Ivan Fedyaev (1936–1937) * Nikolay Nikitchenko (acting, 1937) * Konstantin Karavaev (1938–1940) * Pavel Naydenov (1940–1941, 1943–1944) * Georgy Dementiev (1944–1947) * I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front For Change (Ukraine)
Front for Change () is a Ukrainian public organization and a former political party in Ukraine, both led by Arseniy Yatsenyuk."Front of Changes" announced its liquidation on Friday (13 June 2013)Justice Ministry: Yatseniuk registered as Front for Change party leader (April 12, 2009) The party merged into |
Avdiivka
Avdiivka (, ; , ) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city is located in the centre of the oblast, just north of the regional centre, Donetsk. The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is located in Avdiivka. The city had a population of before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it was reported as 1,600 in October 2023, and then "just over 1,000", mostly living below ground level. Avdiivka was within the claimed boundaries of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, before Russia declared its Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine, annexation of the region in September 2022. During the War in Donbas (2014–2022), war in Donbas, Avdiivka became a frontline city and saw Battle of Avdiivka (2017), a battle in 2017. During the Russian invasion beginning in 2022, Battle of Avdiivka (2023–2024), heavy fighting led to most of its population fleeing and the city being largely destroyed. It was captured by Russian forces on 17 February 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the regional administration was moved to Kramatorsk. Historically, the region has been an important part of the Donbas region. From its creation in 1938 until November 1961, it bore the name ''Stalino Oblast'', in honour of Joseph Stalin. As part of the de-Stalinization process, it was renamed after the Donets river, the main artery of Eastern Ukraine. Its population is estimated at The oblast is known for its urban sprawl of Donetsk–Makiivka and Horlivka–Yenakiieve and it is often associated with the coal mining industry. In 2014, parts of the oblast, including Donetsk, came under the control of Russian-backed separatists who declared the Donetsk People's Republic, leading to a War in Donbas (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist forces in Ukraine, Russian paramilitaries who began a War in Donbas, war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military. In 2018, Ukraine declared the region to be Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, occupied by Russia. These first eight years of conflict also included List of Black Sea incidents involving Russia and Ukraine, naval incidents and Russo-Ukrainian cyberwarfare, cyberwarfare. In February 2022, Russia launched a Russian invasion of Ukraine, full-scale invasion of Ukraine and began occupying more of the country, starting the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. The war has resulted in a Ukrainian refugee crisis, refugee crisis and hundreds of thousands of deaths. In early 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, making Kyiv the List of European cities by population within city limits, seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to many High tech, high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of Transport in Kyiv, public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During History of Kyiv, its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kryvbas
:''Kryvbas'' ''may also refer to the FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, the football team in Kryvyi Rih. See also Kryvbas (other)'' Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Basin (; ), commonly known by the portmanteau Kryvbas (; ), is an important economic and historical region stretched between central and southern Ukraine around the city of Kryvyi Rih, specializing in iron ore mining, steel industry and some uranium ore mining in the past 20th century. It is arguably the main iron ore region of Eastern Europe. Geography Named after the city of Kryvyi Rih, the basin occupies the western part of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as well as some small parts of the neighboring Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv oblasts, in a valley of Inhulets and Saksahan rivers (both are tributaries of the Dnipro).Pliushch, M., Hruzin, D.V. Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Basin (КРИВОРІЗЬКИЙ ЗАЛІЗОРУДНИЙ БАСЕЙН)'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2008 It stretches by a narrow strip (2–7 km) from north to south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance.Compare: This list is published by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the members of which are elected by State Parties meeting in a General Assembly. Through a compendium of the different oral and intangible treasures of humankind worldwide, the programme aims to draw attention to the importance of safeguarding intangible heritage, which UNESCO has identified as an essential component and as a repository of cultural diversity and of creative expression. The list was established in 2008 when the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took effect. , the programme compiles three lists. The longer Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity comprises cultural "practices and expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrykivka
Petrykivka () is a rural settlement in Dnipro Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Petrykivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Petrykivka is famous as a folk art centre and for its unique style of decorative painting, which is inscribed by UNESCO as significant Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine. History According to a legend, the settlement was founded by the Cossack Petryk, who gathered under his protection the serfs from the local villages. Petrykivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1772, when the residents of neighbouring Kurylivka village asked Kosh Otaman Petro Kalnyshevsky to move their Orthodox Chapel to a safer place because of flooding. According to that request, the wooden church was moved to Petrykivka. During World War II the town was conquered by Italian troops. Until the raion was abolished on 18 July 2020, Petrykivka was the administrative center of Petrykivka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mezhova
Mezhova (; ) is a rural settlement in Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Mezhova settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History Until 18 July 2020, Mezhova was the administrative center of Mezhova Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Mezhova Raion was merged into Synelnykove Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Mezhova was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Mezhova became a rural settlement. Russo-Ukrainian War On 16 August 2023, a Russian missile attack on the settlement killed an 18-year old man and injured 6 people, according to Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The Russian military claimed that its missile attack destroyed a Ukrainian military train carrying ammunition. Demographi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War with Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Russia's annexation of Crimea and War in Donbas, invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022. Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian language in Ukraine, Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. He obtained a degree in law from the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics, but never practised law and pursued a career in comedy and entertainment. He co-created the production company Kvartal 95, which produced films, cartoons, and TV shows including the TV series ''Servant of the People (2015 TV series), Servant of the People'', in which Zelens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
