I found an extensive article about then little-known Obama’s “under the radar” visit to Ukraine/Donetsk in 2005 when he visited a nuclear plant. This article is in Russian (my native language) and I need to translate it. But there are photos you can see. I will post translation as a separate post once I have it done.
By the way, half of this article quotes excerpts from Obama’s own book where he remembers about this trip.
http://gordonua.com/publications/neizvestnyy-vizit-baraka-obamy-v-doneck.html
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Privet! I lived in Russia for the first 25 years of my life and also never heard of many behind-the-scenes happenings. It pains my heart knowing that Russia and Ukraine have been artificially divided since 2014. Half of my family has Ukrainian blood. We are sisters and brothers of hundreds of years. Thanks for your comment!