Stepan Stepanovych Barna ( uk, Степан Степанович Барна; born 9 October 1979) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

political activist and former member of the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

for the

Petro Poroshenko Bloc European Solidarity ( uk, Європейська солідарність, Yevropeis'ka solidarnist', YeS) is a political party in Ukraine. It has its roots in a parliamentary group called Solidarity dating from 2000 and has existed since in vario ...

. Barna was born in Zhyznomyr,

Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. From 1999 to 2006, he worked as a political activist for various organizations, some associated with Our Ukraine. In 2006, Barna became a member of the Ternopil Oblast council. From 2014 to 2015, he was a member of the Verkhovna Rada representing Petro Poroshenko Bloc, whereafter he served as

Governor of Ternopil Oblast The Governor of Ternopil Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Ternopil Oblast. The office of Governor is an appointed position, with officeholders being appointed by the President of Ukraine, on recommendation from the Prime Minister ...

for four years. Barna and his brother Oleh, also a former member of the Verkhovna Rada, fought in the 68th Jager BrigadeВ преддверии своего дня рождения: на фронте погиб военный и экс-нардеп Олег Барна
24 Kanal (18 April 2023) during the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

. Oleh was killed in action on April 17, 2023.

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at the Official Ukraine Today portal 1979 births Living people People from Ternopil Oblast Graduate of the Faculty History of Ternopil National University of Volodymyr Hnatyuk Ternopil National Economic University alumni Governors of Ternopil Oblast Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Our Ukraine (political party) politicians For Ukraine! politicians Petro Poroshenko Bloc politicians Ukrainian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine {{Ukraine-politician-stub