Two meters tall and barrel-chested, Yuriy Koryavchenkov draws plenty of attention on the streets of Kryviy Rih.
Not only is the tough Ukrainian mining town Mr. Koryavchenkov’s home turf, but it is also where the actor and longtime collaborator of new president Volodymyr Zelensky is taking his own first steps into politics. Mr Koryavchenkov is running in Sunday’s parliamentary election under Mr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party.
