Illia Ponomarenko
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Born
25 February 1992[1]
Illia Oleksandrovych Ponomarenko
25 February 1992[1]
Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
EducationMariupol State University
OccupationJournalist
Yearsactive2014–present
Illia Ponomarenko | |
|---|---|
Ілля Пономаренко | |
| Born | Illia Oleksandrovych Ponomarenko 25 February 1992[1] Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Education | Mariupol State University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website | https://kyivindependent.com/author/illia-ponomarenko |
Illia Oleksandrovych Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: Ілля Олександрович Пономаренко; born 25 February 1992) is a Ukrainian journalist, war reporter and defense analyst who worked for The Kyiv Independent from 2021 to 2023, covering the Russo-Ukrainian war. In January 2023, given his prominent role in reporting from the conflict, he was described by Der Spiegel as "likely the best-known Ukrainian after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy".[2]
Ponomarenko was born in 1992.[3] He grew up in Volnovakha, and studied at Mariupol State University.[2] He has stated he was studying international relations in Mariupol when the city was occupied in 2014 by Russian-backed forces.[4]
