| Marichka Padalko | |
| Native Name: | Марічка Падалко |
| Birth Name: | Maria Volodymyrivna Padalko |
| Birth Date: | 1976 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship: | Ukrainian |
| Alma Mater: | Kyiv National Linguistic University |
| Occupation: | Television journalist |
| Spouse: | Yehor Soboliev |
| Children: | 3 |
Maria Volodymyrivna "Marichka" Padalko (uk|Марія Володимирівна Падалко, born 26 February 1976) is a Ukrainian television journalist, well known for her feminist opinions.[1] [2] She is married to Ukrainian politician Yehor Soboliev with whom she has three children.[3]
She was born in Kyiv on February 26, 1976. Her father is an English translator and her mother is a foreign language teacher. Graduated from a specialized language school.[4]
She is a linguist by training.[5] In 1998, she graduated from Kyiv Linguistic University with a degree in English and German.
As a student, she studied at the University of Florida's School of Journalism under the U.S. Government's Freedom Support Act exchange program. It was there that she gained her first journalistic experience at a local newspaper. In 1999, she spent several months interning at the BBC Ukrainian Service in London. In October 1999, she made her first appearance on television.