Vitalii Kim
Vitalii Oleksandrovych Kim (born 13 March 1981) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician. He was born in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
Early life[change | change source]
Kim's father was a basketball coach of Koryo-saram ancestry.[1] Kim graduated from Mykolaiv Gymnasium No. 2 and Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding with a degree in enterprise economics.[1][2]
Political activity[change | change source]
In 2019, he became a volunteer for the Servant of the People party.
Kim was appointed governor of Mykolaiv Oblast by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2020.[3] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he gained attention for his daily video updates on the situation in Mykolaiv Oblast.[4]
Personal life[change | change source]
Kim is married and has three children. He speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English, some French, and Korean.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Акимова Юлия (2020-10-16). ""Вставай и делай что-то полезное...": интервью с руководителем штаба "Слуги народа" в Николаеве Виталием Кимом". news.pn (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "Виталий Ким". Слово и Дело (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "Президент назначил Виталия Кима главой Николаевской ОГА". Официальное интернет-представительство Президента Украины (in Russian). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ "Twelve dead in strike on Mykolaiv governor's office". 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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