{"id":"vadym-boychenko","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/vadym-boychenko","language":"en","name":"Vadym Boychenko","name_en":"Vadym Boychenko","name_ne":null,"description":"Ukrainian politician","headline":"Ukrainian politician","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Vadym Serhiyovych Boychenko is a Ukrainian politician who serves as the de jure mayor of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine since 2015. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Vadim Boychenko (cropped).jpg — U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine, Public domain.","cite":"\"Vadym Boychenko\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/vadym-boychenko. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:49:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/vadym-boychenko","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/vadym-boychenko","ne":null}}