Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi turned 45

on Wednesday, January 25,

during a full-scale war unleashed by Russia.

TSN.ua

publishes a biography of the president on his birthday.

Born in Kryvyi Rih

Zelenskyi was born on January 25, 1978

in the city of Kryvyi Rih

, Dnipropetrovsk region.

During 1995-2000,

he studied at the Kyiv National University

of Economics, majoring in "Jurisprudence", and obtained the qualification of a lawyer.

Photo: UNIAN

He was an actor, producer and artistic director

In 1997-2003, he was an actor, screenwriter, and artistic director

of the team of the Club of Cheerful and Smart "Kvartal 95"

.

From 2003 to 2011, he was the

artistic director of the Kvartal 95 Studio

.

Photo: Blyk

In 2011, he

became the general producer of the

"Inter" TV channel, where he worked for a year.

From 2013 to 2019, he was the artistic director of the Kvartal 95 Studio.

Zelenskyi is also

the founder of the

NGO "League of Laughter Youth Center".

Photo: UNIAN

Photo: Associated Press

Zelenskyi

has 10 full-length feature films

in his creative output .

He is the winner of more than 30 awards of

the National Television Award of Ukraine "Teletriumph"

.

He is also a prize-winner and laureate of many international film and television festivals and media forums.

Photo: press service of the "1+1" channel

Played the main role in the series

Zelensky

played the main role in the TV series "Servant of the People"

.

The film won the WorldFest Remi Award (USA, 2016) and was among the four finalists in the comedy film category at the Seoul International Drama Awards (South Korea).

The series was also awarded the Intermedia Globe SILVER award in the "Entertainment TV series" category at the international media content festival WorldMediaFestival in Hamburg (Germany).

Photo: Studio "Kvartal 95"

Photo: Studio "Kvartal 95"

Won the support of 73.22% of voters

On April 21, 2019, Zelenskyi was elected president of Ukraine

in the regular elections,

having won the support of 73.22% of voters

.

On May 20 of the same year, he took an oath before the people of Ukraine.

Photo: Zelensky's team

He is married and has two children

The president

is married

to Olena Zelenska.

Has two children

: daughter Oleksandra and son Kyryll.

Olena Zelenska and Volodymyr Zelensky / Photo: instagram.com/olenazelenska_official

Volodymyr Zelensky with his children and wife / Photo: instagram.com/olenazelenska_official

Volodymyr Zelensky with his children and wife / Photo: instagram.com/olenazelenska_official

Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the United States and many other countries

offered Volodymyr Zelensky evacuation

in order to continue ruling the country in exile.

To the proposal, the president responded with the phrase already known to the whole world: "I need weapons, not evacuation."

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

Photo: twitter/Andrzej Duda

"It happened many times. At that moment, on the first day of the war, many leaders called me and told me to flee. It was sincere, they wanted to help. They said they were ready to provide everything necessary: ​​planes, helicopters, cars . I refused and said we need guns and we will stay here. There have also been many calls about my family. If you choose to stay in the country that is your decision, but what about your children, wife? Maybe we can help you with that "It was. I am grateful to the leaders for these proposals," the president commented in an interview with the American television channel NBC.

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