His father, Andriy Andriyovych Yushchenko (1919–1992), fought in the Second World War, was captured by German forces and imprisoned as a POW in a series of concentration camps in the German Reich, including Auschwitz-Birkenau.
İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nda savaşan Babası, Andriy Andriyovych Yuşçenko (1919-1992), Alman güçleri tarafından yakalandı ve Auschwitz-Birkenau gibi Polonya ve Almanya'daki toplama kamplarında bir savaş esiri olarak hapsedildi.