Yurii Hudymenko

Yurii Volodymyrovych Hudymenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Володимирович Гудименко; born 14 December 1987) is a Ukrainian journalist, activist, and politician who is leader of the Democratic Axe party.[1] He is also a member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2022.[2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Volodymyrovych and the family name is Hudymenko.

Yurii Hudymenko
Юрій Гудименко
Hudymenko in 2019
Born (1987-12-14) 14 December 1987
Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Occupation(s)Politician, journalist, blogger

He holds a degree in history with teaching qualification.[3]

He appeared in videos of anti-war pro-Ukrainian position.

Activism
  • In 2008 he became involved in activism and the political process.
  • In 2010 he served as deputy head of a political party in Zaporizhzhia.
  • In 2011 he was given a two years suspended sentence for defacing a monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky with a bucket of paint (Dzerzhynski was one of the founders of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (Cheka) and organizer of the "Red Terror").[4]
  • From 2016 to 2017 he headed the campaign department for a Ukrainian political party. He was an aide to the leader of Euromaidan protests in Zaporizhzhia.
  • As a participant in Euromaidan rallies in Zaporizhzhia, he was beaten up during January 26, 2014, violent dispersal of the protest by the police.
  • In 2014 he initiated the "Operation Butterfly" website – one of the first databases containing information on separatists.

Political activity

In spring 2018, Hudymenko co-founded the Democratic Axe political party.[5] He organized rallies ("The 11% March") in Kyiv. He was the organizer of several anti-Russian and anti-Communist party events, including the "Immortal Orc" on 9 May 2018, and parody "wakes" under Russian embassy in Kyiv after the deaths of Joseph Kobzon and Alexander Zakharchenko, supporters of Russian separatism in the Donbas. Hudymenko supports a strong army, policies independent of Russia, deregulation of the economy, taxation reform and business rights.

Journalist
  • In 2011 he worked as a journalist for Subota Plus local Zaporizhzhia newspaper.
  • In 2012 he served as head for the news department of the regional "TV-Gold" TV channel.
  • In 2013 he worked as editor in chief for Mriya newspaper
  • He authored a number of investigative pieces.
  • In 2016 he became the co-founder of the Forpost news website
  • In 2015 he moved to Kyiv, where he worked briefly with TSN, Focus, Petro and Mazepa and other news outlets. He volunteered for a weekly historical radio program on military "Armiya. FM" radio.
  • In 2018–2019 he worked as anchor for Blogpost and Blogpost: Hate Night Show TV program.

Russo-Ukrainian War involvement

After the 2022 Russian invasion, Hudymenko enlisted. He served as a military engineer (sapper) with the 130th Territorial Defense Battalion of the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade. On 27 June 2022, he was wounded during an artillery attack near Kharkiv.[6]

References
  1. "Ukrainian mum loads bullets into chamber as she 'waits for Russians'". metro.co.uk. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. "Юрій Гудименко: Усім колись доведеться відповісти на запитання: "А що ти робив на великій війні?"". lb.ua. Retrieved 17 September 2022.(in Ukrainian)
  3. "Бив окупантів з гумором, поширював правду та вижив попри прогнози лікарів — історія про незламний дух сапера". vikna.tv. Retrieved 25 September 2022.(in Ukrainian)
  4. Kramer, Andrew E. (10 February 2022). "Armed Nationalists in Ukraine Pose a Threat Not Just to Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. "US sanctions Kolomoisky for 'significant corruption'". kyivpost.com. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. "'Kill them all': Hear why this injured Ukrainian soldier wants to get back to battle". CNN. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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