# Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former actor who has served as President of Ukraine since 2019. Elected on an anti-corruption platform, he became an internationally recognized wartime leader after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** January 25, 1978
- **Birthplace:** Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Occupation:** President of Ukraine
- **Category:** Power & Politics

## Overview

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War with Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022.

## Wikipedia Context

This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Volodymyr Zelenskyy. President of Ukraine since 2019

## Sources

Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

## Timeline

### 1978 — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born into a Jewish family on 25 January...
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born into a Jewish family on 25 January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, an industrial city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine

### 1978 — Birth
Birth of Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

### 1995 — He was soon invited to join another Ukrainian team known as...
He was soon invited to join another Ukrainian team known as "Zaporizhzhia-Kryvyi Rih-Transit", where he became dance director and writer in 1995

### 1997 — The Transit team performed in KVN's Major League and eventually won in 1997 in...
The Transit team performed in KVN's Major League and eventually won in 1997 in a tie with Armenian opponents

### 1999 — From 1999 to 2003, Kvartal 95 performed in the highest open Ukrainian league of...
From 1999 to 2003, Kvartal 95 performed in the highest open Ukrainian league of KVN as well as in the KVN Major League; they were the only Ukrainian team in the Moscow-based highest league of KVN

### 2003 — Zelenskyy (centre) performing with Kvartal 95 in 2018 After leaving KVN, the...
Zelenskyy (centre) performing with Kvartal 95 in 2018 After leaving KVN, the Kvartal 95 team moved to Kyiv, where Zelenskyy and the brothers Borys and Serhiy Shefir - who had been members of the Transit KVN team - founded the Kvartal 95 Studio company in September 2003

### 2005 — In 2005, Kvartal 95 moved to the Ukrainian TV channel Inter, where they...
In 2005, Kvartal 95 moved to the Ukrainian TV channel Inter, where they launched the Evening Kvartal [uk] comedy show the same year

### 2011 — Kvartal 95 Studio Zelenskyy (left) and Yevhen Koshovyi (right) cohosting the...
Kvartal 95 Studio Zelenskyy (left) and Yevhen Koshovyi (right) cohosting the opening portion of Teletriumph 2011, the national television awards of Ukraine

### 2012 — Kvartal 95 returned to 1+1 in 2012
Kvartal 95 returned to 1+1 in 2012

### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement
Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references.

### 2026 — Profile Update
Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness.

## Quotes

> "Profile note: Volodymyr Zelenskyy was complemented using Wikipedia reference material."
> — Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

> "Editorial note: This block stores profile notes and source context, not attributed quotations."
> — Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

> "Source note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy"
> — Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

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