Illia Ponomarenko

Illia Ponomarenko
Ілля Пономаренко
Born (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32)[1]
Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
OccupationJournalist
Years active2014–present
Websitehttps://kyivindependent.com/author/illia-ponomarenko

Illia Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: Ілля Пономаренко; born 25 February 1992) is a Ukrainian journalist, war reporter and defense analyst writing for The Kyiv Independent. 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]

  1. ^ @IAPonomarenko (30 January 2023). "Ah, I see a mistake! I was born in 1992, not 1982" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Schröder, Thore (5 September 2022). "Fighting on the Twitter Front in Ukraine". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 11 January 2023.