Serhii Nykyforov (Ukrainian: Сергій Сергійович Никифоров) is a press secretary in the administration of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.[1][2][3]

Serhii Nykyforov
Сергій Сергійович Никифоров
Press secretary of the President of Ukraine
In office
9 July 2021 - present
PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky
Preceded byIuliia Mendel
Personal details
Born (1986-07-10) 10 July 1986 (age 37)
Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Alma materTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Occupationjournalist, spokesperson

Early life edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nykyforov appointed president's press secretary instead of Mendel". Kyiv Post. No. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ Oleg Sukhov (24 June 2019). "TV journalist Nikiforov replaces Mendel as Zelensky's press secretary". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Про призначення С.Никифорова Прес-секретарем Президента України". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Хто такий Сергій Никифоров, новий прессекретар Зеленського". bbc.com. BBC News Ukrainian. 2021-06-25.

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