They met in a dugout during the Second World War: the 75-year marriage of a couple from the Kyiv region was recognized as the longest in Ukraine. PHOTO
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The marriage of Vasyl and Paraskevia Kirichenko was recognized as the longest in Ukraine. They have been married for 75 years. The record was set on April 2, the National Register of Records of Ukraine reported. As the 75-year-old daughter of Vasyl and Paraskeviya, Nadiya Popova, told “UP. Life”, her parents got married on February 22, 1948. “They were born and grew up in the same village of Kuhari, 100 km from Kyiv, but on different streets. They met in a dugout during the Second World War, where village youth gathered at that time,” the woman says. Vasyl and Paraskevia Kirichenka. Photo: National Register of Records of Ukraine According to Nadia, her parents started dating when her mother was 14 and her father was 17. Before getting married, they were together for 3 years. According to her, the marriage certificate was lost, however, the stamps in the parents’ passports were renewed. Now the woman is 92 years old, and the man is 96 years old. Their daughter said that she is the only child in the family. Nadia and her husband live with their parents. They moved in with them when dad got sick. The Kirichenkos have two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Registration of the record of the longest marriage in Ukraine. Photo: National Register of Records of Ukraine As the head of the National Register of Records of Ukraine Lana Vetrova told “UP. Life”, Vasyl Kyrychenko currently has health problems. He suffered two heart attacks and does not get out of bed. His wife takes care of him, feeds him and holds his hand. Despite his respectable age, he feels quite well and gives himself advice. “At the registration of the record, Paraskeviya said that when Vasyl was already sick, but could still speak, he told her every morning: “Pashunya, get up!” And when he stopped doing it, she was very upset, constantly crying,” said Lana Vetrova. The young Kyrichenko couple. Photo: National Register of Records of Ukraine The head of the National Register of Records also added that the record holder is described as a very hardworking person. Mr. Vasyl himself built the house and improved the area. He took care of his wife and daughter all his life. Now he is being looked after by Paraskevia. “This mutual support is the main force that keeps them together for so many years,” Lana Vetrova believes. According to Vetrova, during the registration of the record, she saw a photo of a joint vacation of the spouses. The Kyrychenkas lived in the village, had a large farm, but found time and the opportunity to go on vacation to the Crimea, and visited nature together. Young couple in love. Photo: National Register of Records of Ukraine “We registered this record precisely during the Great War in Ukraine – not in vain. After all, many couples are now getting divorced, they cannot stand the separation because women are going abroad and men are fighting. We want to show that this is all temporary, but in fact there are really important family values that should keep families together,” the head of the National Registry emphasized. We will remind, a 115-year-old resident of Spain, who was born in the USA, was recognized as the oldest person in the world. Read also: A one-year-old girl from Kharkiv became a record holder in Ukraine
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