Main points
- Andriy Domansky, a famous Ukrainian TV presenter, disappeared from the public sphere during the full-scale war and left for one of the Baltic countries.
- Domansky has previously been associated with pro-Russian narratives, which has caused outrage in Ukrainian society.
Andriy Domansky / Photo from open sources
The TV presenter was a star of the Ukrainian infospace for a long time, as he was often invited to be the face of popular shows. At one point, Domansky disappears, and interestingly, this happened during a full-scale war.
- 1 Television career
- 2 Scandals involving Andriy Domansky
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Where is Andriy Domansky now?
Domansky, who was a star of Ukrainian television for a long time and even lived in a civil marriage with TV presenter Lydia Taran, has turned into a gray mouse who pretends as if nothing is happening in the world. Where is the former TV star today, at a time when his native Odessa is under Russian shelling, read in the material of Channel 24.
Television career
The man was born in Odessa and received an engineering education. Later, he worked in his specialty for two years, and then began to build a star career. In 1992, he worked at the Odessa radio station “Prosto Radio”, and 10 years later he made his debut on the air of the “New Channel” in the program “Rise”.
Later, he became the face of the shows “Intuition”, “Who is against blondes?”, “Star Factory” and others. In 2011, Domansky moved to “1+1” and became a co-host of Kateryna Osadchaya in the project “Voice of the Country”.
Andriy Domansky and Kateryna Osadcha / Photo “Detector Media”
Later, Andriy began working on the Inter TV channel, which became famous for its pro-Russian narratives, screenings of Soviet films, and became a platform for Russian artists.
Scandals involving Andriy Domansky
In 2018, Domansky hosted a concert dedicated to Victory Day, May 9. The program was built according to “Russian methods”, using clichés and pro-Russian motifs.
The host himself was scandalized by the phrase about “fascist criminals.”
We cannot allow the streets of our cities to be named after fascist criminals, and their portraits to be carried with impunity during torchlight processions in our capital, where every meter is soaked with the blood of our compatriots,
– Domansky said then.
This whole story caused considerable outrage in society. People gathered outside the walls of the TV channel and demanded that Inter be stripped of its license due to its “anti-Ukrainian editorial policy.”
In 2021, Domansky was announced as the host of “Slavic Bazaar”, which takes place in Belarus.
“Slavic Bazaar” is an annual festival funded by Russia and Belarus. In some years, the winners have been Ukrainian celebrities: Oleksandr Ponomarev, Ruslana, Vlad Sytnik and others. It should be noted that the festival is held under the patronage of the self-proclaimed President Lukashenko.
Previously, this event was hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko, but then he refused due to his position. Later, Andriy himself announced that he would not participate in the festival.
Personal life
This topic in the life of the TV presenter is quite stormy and, in some places, scandalous. As is known, Domansky is a father of many children. From his first wife Yulia, the presenter has two children – a son Vasyl and a daughter Lada.
Later, Andriy began to live with TV presenter Lydia Taran in a civil marriage. In 2007, the woman gave birth to his daughter Vasilyna. In 2010, the couple divorced. According to rumors, the presenter then had an affair with another woman.
Taran herself said that they lacked wisdom and honesty back then, but everything that is not done is for the better.
Andriy Domansky and Lydia Taran / Photo by t1.ua
Today, the ex-lovers do not communicate, but the journalist does not interfere in the communication between father and daughter.
Vasilyna is almost 18 years old. She is already old enough to somehow organize her communication with her father the way they want. I am not a mediator, she is not a small child who needs to be managed. This is completely their relationship between the two of them. I am not involved in this. If she was still little, something would have to be agreed upon, but now it is not,
– the celebrity explained.
It is known that the TV presenter is married to a chosen one named Marina. In 2011, the woman gave birth to a daughter, Kira, and in 2016, a daughter, Vera.
Domansky himself previously even commented on the issue of raising so many children for the Viva publication.
If you want something good to happen to your child, pay not only with money, but also with your time. It used to be, in Soviet times, that you could see a simply dedicated teacher who worked conscientiously for his teaching salary. Nowadays, good teachers know their worth. And that's true. Well, yes, that's why children are very expensive,
– the presenter said.
Where is Andriy Domansky now?
After the full-scale invasion began, on April 20, the TV presenter appeared in public for the first time. He recorded an address to the volunteers and even spoke in Ukrainian.
Andriy Domansky recorded a video message: watch the video online
However, this news did not impress Ukrainians at all. The audience reminded the host of his pro-Russian narratives and did not accept the game on camera. After that, Domansky completely disappeared from the public sphere.
As Slava Dyomin told, Andriy went to live in one of the Baltic countries . And he managed to do this because of his status as a father of many children. The presenter first hid his pages on social networks, and later completely deleted them. The interviewer even wrote to Andriy with a proposal to do an interview, but the man only read the message, but never responded to it.
A year ago, the last video of the “Ready Together” program with Domansky was released on YouTube. Such behavior clearly indicates that the showman decided to remain silent about the war and frankly does not want to be useful to his native country.