Oleh Belykov from Mykolaiv won a silver medal at the International Astronomy Olympiad

Mykolaiv resident Oleh Bielikov won a silver medal at the 19th International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2026, which took place in Vietnam. A graduate of the Mykolaiv Lyceum named after Professor M. Aleksandrov took 2nd place.

All stages of the international intellectual contest were completed by Oleh while still studying in the 11th grade of this lyceum.

The lyceum’s teachers and team leaders prepared the medalist for the competition:

• Serhii Horbunov — lyceum teacher;
• Oksana Sorochan — lyceum teacher;
• Volodymyr Reshetnyk — team leader;
• Diana Zazubyk — team leader;
• Oksana Maievska — team leader;
• Andrii Simon — team leader.

Source: Mykolaiv City Council.

Previously we wrote:

• Ukrainian school students ranked among the world’s top three in cybersecurity and AI
• Four lyceum graduates from the Korabelnyi district each scored 200 points on the NMT
• In Mykolaiv the best educators were honored: the mayor presented certificates and letters of appreciation
• This year in Mykolaiv 110 schoolchildren graduated from educational institutions with medals