It is indicated that the funeral ceremony for Oleksandr Martynenko will take place on May 31 at 11:00 am at the Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.

"Several buses will be organized from Saint Michael's Square to the Baikove Cemetery. Departure is at 10:30", the statement said.

For reference: Oleksandr Martynenko was born on August 22, 1960 in Kharkiv. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Kharkiv State University.

From 1987 to 1990, he worked as a junior researcher at the Department of National Economy Planning at Kharkiv State University. Then he worked for two years as a correspondent and editor of the Orientir Deep newspaper, and in 1992 became the editor-in-chief of the Kharkiv News Agency.

From 1992 to 1998, he served as president of the Interfax-Ukraine agency. In 1991, he became deputy head and in 2001 a consultant to the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. In 1998-2001, he was the press secretary to the President of Ukraine. In addition, Mr. Martynenko was a member of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting from 2002 to 2003. Also, Oleksandr Martynenko was an honored journalist of Ukraine.

• On March 28, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported the death of the agency's founder and head, Oleksandr Martynenko.