Serhii Nykyforov Explained

Serhiy Nykyforov
Native Name Lang:uk
Birth Date:10 July 1986
Birth Place:Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Alma Mater:Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Occupation:journalist, spokesperson
Office:Press secretary of the President of Ukraine
President:Volodymyr Zelensky
Predecessor:Iuliia Mendel
Status:Incumbent 9 July 2021
Term:9 July 2021 - present

Serhiy Serhiyovych Nykyforov is a press secretary in the administration of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Serhii Nykyforov was born in Kryvyi Rih.

He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.[4]

Nykyforov worked as a correspondent of the TV channels First National (2007–2011) and Euronews (2011–2017), and he worked as television presenter of the TV channels Ukraine and Ukraine 24 (2018–2021).[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nykyforov appointed president's press secretary instead of Mendel. 9 July 2021. . 9 July 2021. en.
  2. News: Oleg Sukhov. TV journalist Nikiforov replaces Mendel as Zelensky's press secretary. 24 June 2021. . 24 June 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Про призначення С.Никифорова Прес-секретарем Президента України . 9 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Хто такий Сергій Никифоров, новий прессекретар Зеленського. BBC News Ukrainian. bbc.com. 2021-06-25.