Slavutych hosts Ukrainian Americans

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - On the occasion of the U.S. visit of the Ukrainian naval ship Slavutych, the permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations and the commanding officer of the Slavutych hosted a reception for the Ukrainian American community of Metropolitan New York aboard the vessel on Friday evening, July 7. Seen above is the brigade commander, 1st Capt. Ihor Teniukh (center), with (from left) Bohdan Kekish, Nadia Matkiwsky, Adia Fedash, Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky and Stefa Charczenko. According to the Ukrainian Embassy's assistant naval attaché, Lt. Cmdr. Serhii I. Nechyporenko, Capt. Teniukh, who served as the mission commander for the Slavutych's participation in the International Naval Review 2000, is one of the founding officers of the Ukrainian navy and was one of the three officers who in September 1991 founded the Ukrainian Officers' Union within the Black Sea Fleet that at the time belonged to the USSR.

Photo by Irene Jarosewich

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 16, 2000, No. 29, Vol. LXVIII

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