- Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s children are Aleksandra and Kyryolo. He shares his two kids with his beloved wife Olena Zelenskyy with whom he walked the aisle with in September 2003
- Zelenskyy’s 1st daughter, Aleksandra follows her father’s initial career in acting, comedy, and dance. she starred in the movie, 8 new dates alongside her father
- Kyryolo, Volodymyr’s second child used to feature in his sister’s comedy skits until their father decided to make their lives more private
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has two children Aleksandra and Kyryolo. He is the 6th president of Ukraine who assumed office on the 20th of May 2019. Zelenskyy became very popular after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on the 24th of February 2022.
Apart from being the president, Volodymyr is also an actor, screenwriter, and comedian. He played the role of a high school teacher who became the president of Ukraine in the 2015 comedy Servant of the people.
Many people the world over have praised Zelenskyy for standing with his people in times of distress, war, and unrest.
What You Never Knew About Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Children
Zelenskyy’s union with Olena Kiyashko which took place on the 6th of September 2003 was blessed with a boy and a girl. They are:
1. Aleksandra Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Date of Birth: 15 July 2004
- Age: 20 years
- Position: 1st Child
Aleksandra is an outgoing personality who just like her father has an interest in Thai boxing, vocals, drawing, comedy, and acting. She also loves to dance to the songs of Oleg Vinnik, a Ukrainian composer, singer, songwriter, and actor who has notably performed in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Oleg’s main music genre is pop and he has been active since 1993. He proved his allegiance to Ukraine and Volodymyr when he refused to perform in Russia at Saint Petersburg’s Palace in December 2017. This is connected to the rift that the two countries have had in a while.
She Starred in the Movie 8 New Dates Alongside Her Father
20 year-old Aleksandra remained her father’s daughter in the film titled 8 new dates. The movie was shot when she was just 10 years old. She acted as Sasha while her father starred as Nikita Andreevich Soklov.
In the plotting of the movie, a couple decided to go separate ways when they realized their life was not as perfect as they had earlier expected it to be. The movie however had a happy ending with the couple finally resolving to reconcile with each other.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s daughter Won 50,000 Hryvnias From a Comedy Show
Aleksandra participated in a show called Laugh The Comedian when she was only 12 years old. Her supportive father was coincidentally part of the judges. She was able to win 50,000 Hryvnias due to her outstanding performance.
The president’s daughter so much loves being on stage and the screens just like her father. However, since they became the first family in Ukraine, Zelenskyy took his family off the public space. This did not go too well with Aleksandra. She told her dad she would have preferred he was not part of the elections.
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Bondarenko Suggested a Pre-Arranged Inter-State Marriage for Aleksandra When she is Due
A well-known political scientist and historian name Konstatin Bondarenko proposed a pre-arranged marriage for Aleks for diplomatic reasons. According to him, an original way to end the Ukrainian and Belarusian crisis is to marry the children of the presidents of the two countries. He went as far as projecting that by Summer 2022, Alexandra Vladimirovna Zelenskaya and Nikolai Alexandrovich Lukashenko will reach adulthood.
He said in the best traditions of European courts, it is possible to initiate an inter-state union between the two. This will be a fundamentally different form of integration that will be much more profitable than the proposed Treaty by Russia.
2. Kyrylo Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Date of Birth: January 2013
- Age: 11
- Position: 2nd
Not so much is known about the 11 year old especially because his father deliberately began to keep the lives of his family private. Some people have raised concerns about the safety of Zelenskyy’s family members since the upsurge of assault in the country by Russian President Vladimir Putin. But we were able to gather that his sister used to feature her younger brother in some of her comedy and dance skits. This suggests that Kyryolo may also take after his dad.
Zelenskyy’s Wife is Also a Screenwriter
The first lady of Ukraine, Olena is a talented screenwriter. Though she studied architecture at the Faculty of Engineering at Kryvyi Rih National University where she met with her husband, she however took scriptwriting for Kvartal 95; a publicly held television entertainment and production company operating in Ukraine since 2003. It was founded by her husband, Volodymyr Zelenskyy alongside Shefir Serhiy and Sherif Boris.
Her name was mentioned as one of the 100 most influential Ukrainians by focus magazine. She was no. 30 on the list. She was also featured on the cover of the December issue of the Ukrainian edition of vogue after she became the first lady. From her interview in the magazine, she said her first initiative reform was going to be on nutrition in Ukrainian schools. This showed that she has been an excellent mother to her two kids and is willing to extend the gesture to the entire kids in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy Got The Push to Run For Presidency in Ukraine From a Television Show
The proud father of 2, Volodymyr Zelenskyy first appeared as Ukraine’s president in a T.V series where he featured as president. Titled Servant of The People, The series became so famous that a political party was created and named after the T.V show in march 2018.
Volodymyr used this platform to run for the President of his country. He won the election in 2019 with 73.2 percent of the vote in the second round, defeating his rival Petro Poroshenko.
