Razom activists headed for Odesa

NEW YORK – Razom for Ukraine activists in the U.S. Lyuba Shipovich and Natalia Shyrba are joining the reform team of the Odesa Oblast, which is headed by Mikheil Saakashvili. An announcement of Ms. Shipovich’s appointment as the oblast’s technical director, a volunteer position on Mr. Saakashvili’s team, was made on Razom’s Facebook page on July 28. Two days later it was announced that Ms. Shyrba was joining the group of IT reformers in the oblast. Ms. Shipovich, who is president of Razom, will leave New York for Odesa in mid-August. Ms. Shyrba is a member of the board of directors of Razom. Odesa aims to become Ukraine’s Silicon Valley. (Razom for Ukraine)