<p>"We're in here. We are in Kiev. We defend Ukraine," says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a self-shot video outside the Ukraine presidency building, standing along with his other senior political aides.</p>.<p>His country at war with neighbouring Russia perhaps was not the picture the 44-year-old had in mind when he took over the President's chair back in 2019.</p>.<p>Prior to becoming the president, Zelenskyy was one of the sought after stand-up comedians in the country, known for his satirical take on Ukraine's corruption. Born in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine, Zelenskyyy mainly worked on Russian-language productions, with <em>I, You, He, She</em> being his first one in Ukrainian. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/prisoners-of-war-no-escape-yet-from-ukraines-bunkers-metro-stations-1085321.html" target="_blank">'Prisoners of War': No escape yet from Ukraine's bunkers, metro stations</a></strong></p>.<p>Zelensyy created, produced, and starred in <em>Servant of the People</em>, a Ukrainian satirical-comedy TV show, in which he plays the role of a middle-aged high school teacher, who becomes the president of Ukraine after his rant on corruption goes viral.</p>.<p>The success of his show helped him in winning the 2019 Presidential elections, which witnessed a landslide victory for the comedian-turned politician. Positioning himself as an anti-corruption politician, he defeated incumbent President Petro Porohenko, procuring over 70 per cent of the votes.</p>.<p>The show, which came out in 2018, was produced by Kvartal 95, founded by Zelenskyy himself, which launched a political party name after the series. Later that year, the party announced Zelenskyy as their candidate for the following year's presidential election </p>.<p>"I want to bring professional, decent people to power and would really like to change the mood and timbre of the political establishment as much as possible," he said in a 2019 interview with <em><a href="https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/how-a-tv-comedian-could-become-a-viable-candidate-in-ukraine-a-1263311.html" target="_blank">Der Spiegel</a></em>.</p>.<p>From reel life President to a real life one, Zelenskyy's rise to power was rather remarkable, while the recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict put him again in the spotlight, with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin playing the antagonist's role. Now, we see a completely contrasted image of the President from when he took the office back in 2019, with his country trying to defend a war against Putin and his army.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>"We're in here. We are in Kiev. We defend Ukraine," says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a self-shot video outside the Ukraine presidency building, standing along with his other senior political aides.</p>.<p>His country at war with neighbouring Russia perhaps was not the picture the 44-year-old had in mind when he took over the President's chair back in 2019.</p>.<p>Prior to becoming the president, Zelenskyy was one of the sought after stand-up comedians in the country, known for his satirical take on Ukraine's corruption. Born in Kryvyi Rih, a Russian-speaking region in southeastern Ukraine, Zelenskyyy mainly worked on Russian-language productions, with <em>I, You, He, She</em> being his first one in Ukrainian. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/prisoners-of-war-no-escape-yet-from-ukraines-bunkers-metro-stations-1085321.html" target="_blank">'Prisoners of War': No escape yet from Ukraine's bunkers, metro stations</a></strong></p>.<p>Zelensyy created, produced, and starred in <em>Servant of the People</em>, a Ukrainian satirical-comedy TV show, in which he plays the role of a middle-aged high school teacher, who becomes the president of Ukraine after his rant on corruption goes viral.</p>.<p>The success of his show helped him in winning the 2019 Presidential elections, which witnessed a landslide victory for the comedian-turned politician. Positioning himself as an anti-corruption politician, he defeated incumbent President Petro Porohenko, procuring over 70 per cent of the votes.</p>.<p>The show, which came out in 2018, was produced by Kvartal 95, founded by Zelenskyy himself, which launched a political party name after the series. Later that year, the party announced Zelenskyy as their candidate for the following year's presidential election </p>.<p>"I want to bring professional, decent people to power and would really like to change the mood and timbre of the political establishment as much as possible," he said in a 2019 interview with <em><a href="https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/how-a-tv-comedian-could-become-a-viable-candidate-in-ukraine-a-1263311.html" target="_blank">Der Spiegel</a></em>.</p>.<p>From reel life President to a real life one, Zelenskyy's rise to power was rather remarkable, while the recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict put him again in the spotlight, with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin playing the antagonist's role. Now, we see a completely contrasted image of the President from when he took the office back in 2019, with his country trying to defend a war against Putin and his army.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>