16 Notable alumni of East Ukrainian National University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
East Ukrainian National University is ranked #5,422 in the world and #46 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from East Ukrainian National University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with East Ukrainian National University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sergii Ivanov
1976-. (aged 50)
jurist-consultant
opinion journalist
journalist
politician
writer
Serhii Volodymyrovych Ivanov is a Ukrainian campaign manager, former prosecutor, television presenter, publicist and writer. He is the host of the ISLND TV channel, founded by pro-Russian propagandist and campaign manager Volodymyr Petrov.
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2. Julia Malinovsky
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
Yulia Malinovsky Kunin is a Ukrainian-born Israeli politician, lawyer and former local police officer. She is currently a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
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3. Yuriy Solod
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
businessperson
manager
Yuriy Vasylyovych Solod is a Ukrainian businessman and politician.
4. Oleksandr Makhov
1986-2022 (aged 36)
journalist
military personnel
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Makhov was a Ukrainian serviceman, sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, military journalist, participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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5. Mykhailo Zagirnyak
1947-. (aged 79)
mountaineer
Mykhaylo Zagirnyak is a Ukrainian scientist working in the fields of electromechanics and education administration. He is a Full Member (academician) of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Scientist and Engineer of Ukraine, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of...
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6. Ihor Plotnytskiy
1964-. (aged 62)
military personnel
politician
Igor Venediktovich Plotnitsky is a former Ukrainian separatist leader who served as the head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, in eastern Ukraine, from 14 August 2014 to 24 November 2017. He was born 26 June 1964 either in Luhansk or in the town of Kelmentsi, Chernivtsi Oblast. Plotnitsky himself did not issue a public statement on 24 November 2017,...
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7. Anton Ptushkin
1984-. (aged 42)
cinematographer
film screenwriter
film producer
television presenter
television director
Anton Yuriiovych Ptushkin is a Ukrainian documentary filmmaker, television presenter, YouTuber, traveller, journalist, and DJ. He is known for having made "Saving the Animals of Ukraine: An Untold Story of War" and for hosting the television travel series Oryol i Reshka. Ptushkin was awarded the Honored Journalist of Ukraine title in 2020.
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8. Oleksandr Yefremov
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Oleksandr Serhiyovych Yefremov is a Ukrainian former parliamentarian and politician. A former governor of the Luhansk Oblast, from 2010 until 2014 he was Party of Regions's faction leader in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament).
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9. Spiridon Kilinkarov
1968-. (aged 58)
Chernobyl liquidator
engineer
politician
Spiridon Pavlovych Kilinkarov is a Ukrainian pro-Russian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the Communist Party of Ukraine from 2006 to 2014. Since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, he has lived in Russia and worked as an analyst for Russian state media.
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10. VÃktor Tykhonov
1949-2020 (aged 71)
politician
Viktor Mykolayovych Tikhonov, also spelled Viktor Tykhonov was a Ukrainian politician.
11. Natalia Korolevska
1975-. (aged 51)
entrepreneur
politician
Natalia Yuriivna Korolevska is a Ukrainian politician and former Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine. Since 23 December 2011, she has been the party-leader of the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party. On 22 March 2012, the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party was renamed Party of Natalia Korolevska "Ukraine – Forward!". Korolevska has been a people's deputy in Ukraine's parliament for four of...
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12. Oleksiy Danilov
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
entrepreneur
manager
veterinarian
jurist
Oleksiy Miacheslavovych Danilov is a Ukrainian politician who was the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from 2019 to 2024, when he was replaced by Oleksandr Lytvynenko, the former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
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13. Manolis Pilavov
1964-2025 (aged 61)
politician
Manolis Vasilyevich Pilavov was a politician and sports administrator who served as the de facto mayor of Luhansk under the administration of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) from 2014 to 2023.
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14. Andriy Portnov
1973-2025 (aged 52)
lawyer
politician
Andrii Volodymyrovych Portnov is a Ukrainian historian, essayist, and editor. In 2018–2025 he was the chair professor of entangled history of Ukraine at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder).. Portnov is a director of the PRISMA UKRAЇNA Research Network Eastern Europe. He specializes in Polish-Russian-Ukrainian history and memory studies.
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15. Yuriy Boyko
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Yuriy Anatoliyovych Boyko is a Ukrainian politician who served as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine between 2012 and 2014, as well as the Minister of Energy from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2012. Boyko has continuously served as a Member of the Verkhovna Rada since 2007.
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16. Anatolii Yahoferov
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Anatoliy Mykolayovych Yahoferov, is a Ukrainian politician who had last served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2008 to 2012, as well from 1990 to 1998.
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