Serbs in Ukraine

There is a community of Serbs in Ukraine (Ukrainian: Серби в Україні; Serbian: Срби у Украјини, romanized: Srbi u Ukrajini), which includes Ukrainian citizens of ethnic Serb descent or Serbian-born people residing in the country. According to the 2001 census, there were 623 citizens in Ukraine that declared Serb ethnicity. It is estimated that the community numbers ca. 1,000 (2012).

Serbs in Ukraine

Flag of the Serbian minority in Ukraine
Total population
ca. 1,000 (see section)
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian, Serbian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
Serbs in Russia

History

Russian Empire

Main articles: Serbian Hussar Regiment, Slavo-Serbia, and New Serbia (historical province)

Demographics

The 2001 census registered 623 citizens declaring Serb ethnicity (Національність: серби), out of whom 219 had Serbian citizenship, 104 Ukrainian, 218 Russian, 68 other.^[1]

The Serbian Ministry of Diaspora estimated in 2007 that there was a Serbian diaspora community numbering ca. 15,000 people in Ukraine.^[2] This data includes emigrants from Serbia as well as ethnic Serbs or other minorities who view Serbia as their nation-state.

In January 2012, it was estimated that the Serbian diaspora in the country only numbered 1,000.^[3]

Notable people

John of Tobolsk

Milla Jovovich

Marko Devich

• John of Tobolsk, prominent Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church of Serbian descent
• Yevgeny Vuchetich, prominent Soviet sculptor and artist of Serbian descent
• Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer of Serbian descent
• Marko Devich, Serbian-born Ukrainian football player
• Vladimir Dišljenkovic, Serbian-born Ukrainian football player
• Zlata Ognevich Singer

See also

• Serbia–Ukraine relations
• Slavo-Serbia
• New Serbia (historical province)
• Ukrainians in Serbia