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Olena is married to oligarch Pinchuk
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Former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma has an only daughter, Olena, who was born during his long marriage to native Russian Lyudmyla Talalaieva. Telegraf reports what is known about the ex-president’s daughter and what she looks like.
Olena was born 3 December 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro). She earned a degree from Dnipropetrovsk State University in "Economics and Sociology."
She began her professional career in the economics department of PrivatBank (1995–1996), and then worked as deputy marketing director at Kyivstar (1997–2002). In 2003 Olena founded the Anti-AIDS Foundation — the first private charitable organization in Ukraine dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS.
Olena has repeatedly appeared in rankings of the most influential Ukrainians and the country’s most powerful women. In 2010 the French publication La Tribune included her in its list of "women who changed the world." And in 2021 she made the top 100 most successful women in Ukraine according to NV magazine.
During this period the businesswoman also became a member of the UN Commission on HIV/AIDS and headed the StarLightMedia television group, which includes the channels STB, ICTV, Novyi Kanal, M1, M2, and OCE.
Personal life
Olena’s first marriage to former chairman of Chornomornaftogaz, Ihor Franchuk, ended in 1997. From that union a son, Roman, was born in 1991.
Her second marriage, to Ukrainian billionaire Viktor Pinchuk, founder of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, began in 2002 and continues to this day. The couple have two daughters: Kateryna (2003) and Veronika (2011).
In 2017 the Anti-AIDS Foundation changed its name to the Olena Pinchuk Foundation. In its campaigns the organization collaborates with global stars — for example, Elton John and the band Queen came to Ukraine to support the fight against HIV with concerts.
In addition, Olena is actively involved in supporting cultural projects. Together with her husband she develops the PinchukArtCentre — one of Kyiv’s key art spaces, which hosts contemporary art exhibitions, young artists’ competitions, and international events.
Previously we wrote about where Leonid Kuchma comes from. Even Putin visited his native village.
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