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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Вилкул Юрий Григорьевич.jpg — Mediakrivbass, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Yuriy Vilkul\". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/yuriy-vilkul. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-06T08:55:06Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/yuriy-vilkul","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/yuriy-vilkul","ne":null}}