Ukrainian engineers participated in the restoration of Tashkent. In January 2014, leaders in the Ukrainian diaspora spoke out to condemn an unauthorized rally in support of Euromaidan near the monument to Shevchenko, in which participants waved flags of Ukraine, Georgia and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Notable people Vladimir Kozak – An Uzbek professional football player of Ukrainian descent who currently plays for Pakhtakor Tashkent. Viktor Pasulko – Ukrainian expatriate in Uzbekistan. Sultan Rakhmanov – Uzbekistani-Ukrainian olympic weightlifter. Andrei Karyaka – Ukrainian/Russian football coach of Uzbekistani descent. Konstantin Bondarev – Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada born in Tashkent. Sogdiana Fedorinskaya – Uzbek singer and actress. Egor Krimets – Professional football player. Ekaterina Khilko – Trampoline gymnast born in Uzbekistan. Boris Beder – Honoured geologist of the Uzbek SSR. Leonid Velichko – Uzbek basketball and hockey coach of Ukrainian descent. See also Foreign relations of Ukraine Foreign relations of Uzbekistan References External links Embassy of Uzbekistan in Kyiv Embassy of Ukraine in Tashkent Uzbekistan Ukraine