Georgians in Ukraine
Ethnic group
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Ethnic Georgians in Ukraine number around 34,199.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 34,199 (2001 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Donetsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | |
| Languages | |
| Georgian, Ukrainian and Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Georgians |
Notable Georgians that lived/worked in Ukraine includes famous poet Davit Guramishvili, Mikheil Saakashvili, who was the governor of the Odesa Oblast from May 2015 until November 2016, and Georgiy Gongadze, a journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in September 2000 near Kyiv.
