Ukrainian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is the third and current President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005. As an informal le

Is the third and current President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005. As an informal leader of the Ukrainian opposition coalition, he was one of the two main candidates in the October–November 2004 Ukrainian presidential election. Yushchenko won the election through a revote of the runoff between him and Viktor Yanukovych, the government supported candidate.

Is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Dynamo Minsk of the KHL.

Is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Dynamo Minsk of the KHL.

Is a Belarusian chess master.At the beginning of his career, he won individual gold medal at Ybbs 19

Is a Belarusian chess master.At the beginning of his career, he won individual gold medal at Ybbs 1968 (the 15th World Student Team Chess Championshion. He was twice the winner of the Belarusian Chess Championship in 1972 and 2003. He also placed first at Wijk aan Zee (Masters' tournament) 1977, Kirovakan 1978 (jointly), Reykjavik 1980, Plovdiv 1980, Medina del Campo 1980,[3] and Hastings International Chess Congress in 1981/82.

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe.

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe.

Was a Soviet and Belarusian football player. He died during a training session from heart attack.

Was a Soviet and Belarusian football player. He died during a training session from heart attack.

Is a Ukrainian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympic

Is a Ukrainian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a sprint canoer from Belarus who won three Olympic medals for the USSR and Moldova in the C-2 eve

Is a sprint canoer from Belarus who won three Olympic medals for the USSR and Moldova in the C-2 event with his teammate Nikolaï Juravschi. He also won a total of nine world titles, more than any other Canadian canoe paddler of his generation. Reneysky tr

Is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for HC Spartak Moscow of the

Is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. Kostyuchenok began playing professionally for Yunost Minsk in the Eastern European Hockey League in 1995. Kostiuchenok was selec

Is a former footballer and Ukraine international. Despite being born in Russia, Leonenko chose to pl

Is a former footballer and Ukraine international. Despite being born in Russia, Leonenko chose to play for the Ukraine side after breaking through as a striker for Dynamo Kyiv, following stints at Russian clubs such as Geolog Tyumen and FC Dynamo Moscow, before transferring to Dynamo in 1992, where he played until 1998.

Is a male boxer from Ukraine, who competed for his Eastern European country at the 2004 Summer Olymp

Is a male boxer from Ukraine, who competed for his Eastern European country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's welterweight division (– 69 kg) by Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Bakhti

Is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth o

Is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. Competing for Russian, he won two Olympic bronze medals; in the relay at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, and in the 20 km a

was a great Ukrainian football official and a Soviet player. Bannikov had 138 shutouts earning him

was a great Ukrainian football official and a Soviet player. Bannikov had 138 shutouts earning him a place in the symbolic Lev Yashin club. From 1991 to 1996 he was the president of the Football Federation of Ukraine and until 2001 he stayed there as the vice-president.

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. He currentl

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. He currently plays for FC Chornomorets Odessa, whom he joined in July 2008. He has previously played for Kryvbas, Volyn Lutsk, Metalist, Obolon Kyiv, and Metalurh Zaporizhya.

Was the Soviet soccer player who spent the most and the best of his years in Ukraine.

Was the Soviet soccer player who spent the most and the best of his years in Ukraine.

One of the "Business oligarchs" who control post-Communist Ukraine, is the son-in-law of the ex-Pres

One of the "Business oligarchs" who control post-Communist Ukraine, is the son-in-law of the ex-President Leonid Kuchma. Poland's weekly Wprost ranked him Central and Eastern Europe's 12th richest man, with a fortune of $1.5 billion. The second richest Uk

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second

Is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1980 for FC Avanhard Rivne.

Is a former Soviet Ukrainian footballer. Serebryanikov made his debut for USSR on October 11, 1964 i

Is a former Soviet Ukrainian footballer. Serebryanikov made his debut for USSR on October 11, 1964 in a friendly against Austria (he was selected for the 1962 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament). He played in 1966 FIFA World Cup and 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Was a football (soccer) player and coach who played in GDR and Ukrainian SSR and later worked as coa

Was a football (soccer) player and coach who played in GDR and Ukrainian SSR and later worked as coach in Soviet Union and the post Soviet countries. He was born in Zhdanov, Soviet Union, which is now known as Mariupol and is part of Ukraine.

Is an athlete from Ukraine, who competes in archery. Ruban competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in m

Is an athlete from Ukraine, who competes in archery. Ruban competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32; he also won his second match, advancing to the round of 16. In the third match, he lost to Laurence Godfrey of Great Britain. Ruban placed 13th overall.

Is a retired Ukrainian footballer.

Is a retired Ukrainian footballer.

Was a Ukrainian and Soviet football player.

Was a Ukrainian and Soviet football player.

Is a professional Ukrainian football Defender who plays for PFC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian First Le

Is a professional Ukrainian football Defender who plays for PFC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian First League.

Is a retired Ukrainian football player. Brovchenko played one season in the Russian Premier League w

Is a retired Ukrainian football player. Brovchenko played one season in the Russian Premier League with FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod.

Is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team,

Is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Ukraine during his career. He is the 1992 Olympic Champion for the Unified Team. Petrenko currently lives in the United States and works as an ISU Technical Specialist, tours professionally, and coaches figure skating.

Is a retired Soviet football player and a Ukrainian coach. He is the brother of Sergei Kuznetsov.

Is a retired Soviet football player and a Ukrainian coach. He is the brother of Sergei Kuznetsov.