Volodymyr Parasyuk

Volodymyr Parasyuk
Володимир Парасюк

Parasyuk in February 2014
People's Deputy of Ukraine
Assumed office
27 November 2014[1]
Personal details
Born (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987
Maidan, Zhovkva Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Nationality Ukrainian

Volodymyr Zinoviyovych Parasyuk (Ukrainian: Володи́мир Зіно́війович Парасю́к, born 9 July 1987 in Maidan village, Zhovkva Raion)[2] is a Ukrainian public figure. He took part in the Euromaidan protests, where he was a sotnik (commander) of a group of defender of the Maidan (a sotnia) and became famous for his speech of 2014 February 21st when he issued a ultimatum to Yanukovich.

Later, he fought in the war in Donbass as a member of the Dnipro Battalion.,[2][3][4][5] where he was taken prisoner by the Russian forces during the battle of Ilovaisk. Russian forces didn't recognised him and he was latter released with other Ukrainian prisoners of war.

He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada during the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[6] Parasyuk as an independent candidate won a parliamentary seat by winning the electoral district of Yavoriv with 56.56% of the votes.[2][7] In parliament he joined the inter-factional group Ukrop.[8]

References

  1. ↑ CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422, National Radio Company of Ukraine (25 November 2014)
    Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27, UNIAN (26 November 2014)
  2. 1 2 3 "Одномандатный избирательный округ № 122" [Candidates and winner for the seat in constituency 122 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election] (in Ukrainian). RBK Ukraine.
  3. ↑ Balmforth, Richard (25 February 2014). "In Ukraine turbulence, a lad from Lviv becomes the toast of Kiev". Reuters.
  4. ↑ Rupert, James (14 March 2014). "Beyond the Crisis, Hope for Ukraine". Atlantic Council.
  5. ↑ "Frontline politics: Ukraine fighters run for parliament". Agence France-Presse. 21 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Парасюк Володимир Зіновійович" [Volodymyr Zinoviyovych Parasyuk] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Bateson, Ian (5 December 2014). "Video of first brawl in Verkhovna Rada becomes a YouTube hit". Kyiv Post.
  8. ↑ Justice Ministry registered the party Kolomoisky, Korrespondent.net (18 June 2015)

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