Wikimedia Ukraine

Not to be confused with Wikimedia UK, a regional chapter of Wikimedia Foundation in the United Kingdom.

Wikimedia Ukraine is the regional chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation in Ukraine. The chapter was created on May 31, 2009. On this day the First Annual Meeting was held and the Board was elected.

Wikimedia Ukraine

Вікімедіа Україна
Part of members of the organization during Annual general meeting in 2024.
Abbreviation	WMUA / ВМУА
Formation	31 May 2009 (2009-05-31)
Type	Nonprofit organization
Legal status	Public benefit organization
Purpose	To help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, to support various Wikimedia-related initiatives and to help provide easy access for all.
Headquarters	01001, Kyiv, Kniaziv Ostrozkykh St. 2 (de-facto) 01001, Kyiv, Levandovska St. 3-V (official)[1]
Location	Kyiv, Ukraine
Coordinates	50.4419°N 30.543°E / 50.4419; 30.543
Area served	Ukraine
Methods	Public outreach
Members	64 (as of October 2024)[2]
Chair	Ilya Korniyko
Deputy chairs	Bohdan Melnychuk (secretary) Mykola Kozlenko (treasurer) Anton Obozhyn
Chief manager	Anton Protsiuk
Affiliations	Wikimedia Foundation
Staff	7[3]
Website	ua.wikimedia.org

On July 3, 2009, the Wikimedia Foundation approved Wikimedia Ukraine as its regional chapter.

On July 13, 2009, Wikimedia Ukraine received a certificate of registration of organization from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.

Board of Management

As of October 2024^[update], the Board comprises:^[4]

• Ilya Korniyko (Chair)
• Mykola Kozlenko (Treasurer)
• Bohdan Melnychuk (Secretary)
• Anton Obozhyn (Deputy chair)
• Mariana Senkiv
• Valentyn Nefedov
• Vyacheslav Mamon

See also

• m:Wikimedia Ukraine