Ukrainian Podcast: Mayor Yuriy Bova

Yuriy Bova is Mayor of Trostyanets, a Ukrainian city just 20 miles from the Russian border that endured occupation for a month. Badly damaged in fighting with Russian forces almost two years ago, Trostyanets is one of six settlements being rebuilt in a pilot program to develop the skills and experience needed for a far broader reconstruction drive.

    Trostyanets is now in partnership with the City of Chattanooga whose Mayor Tim Kelly formalized a cooperative agreement with the war-torn Ukrainian city. I met Mayor Bova at  a  recent reception celebrating the collaboration with many city leaders and organizations like Sister Cities. 

    Hear Mayor Bova discuss through his translator:

    • The history and significance of Trostyanets and the remaining historical monuments
    • Trostyanets’ response to Russia’s large-scale invasion in 2022 and what the Russians did in the city 
    • The process of rebuilding: how it began and its current status
    • The city’s development strategy including sports and tourism industries and attracting new investors to the community

    Takeaways:

    • What are current threats from Russia?
    • What are the most important problems requiring solutions now?
    • What will be the benefits of this partnership with Chattanooga and how does your visit benefit your people?

    Source: https://americandiversityreport.com

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    Yuriy Bova

    Mayor of Trostyanets City. Received the degree in engineering for the construction of highways and airfields from Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University. He has more than 24 years work experience. Since 1993 to February 2005 he has been a Founder and Director of small private enterprise Mercurij. In 1998 and 2002, he was elected Deputy of the Trostyanets City Council. In 2005 he has been elected Secretary of the Trostyanets City Council. He was elected Major of Trostyanets City in May 2005. The confidence rating Mayor Bova has received reached 70% during the last election.

    Yuriy Bova is currently a Vice-president of the Association of Open Cities, Vice-president of the Mayors Club, Member of the Board of the Association of Small Cities, Honorary President of the Trostyanets Entrepreneurs Union, Founder of Trostyanets Regional Charity Foundation “Dobrota”.

    He is the author of many publications on the development of entrepreneurship and local self-government.

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