Oleg Morgun

Oleg Morgun
Олег Моргун
51st Mayor of Mariupol
Incumbent
(contested)
Assumed office
disputed with Vadym Boychenko
23 January 2023
Appointed byDenis Pushilin
Preceded byKonstantin Ivashchenko
Personal details
Born (1967-03-19) 19 March 1967 (age 57)
Sadkivtsi, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]

Oleg Valerievich Morgun (Russian: Олег Моргун; born 19 March 1967[1]) is a Ukrainian separatist politician and former police officer serving as the de facto mayor of Mariupol since January 2023.

Life

Morgun is from Vinnytsia where he worked as a police chief. He was the acting head of police of Mariupol from June to July 2014.[2]

He was the de facto head of the Novoazovsk Raion of the Donetsk People's Republic under Alexander Zakharchenko. Morgun was succeeded by Vasily Ovcharov.[3] Morgun was also the head of Yasynuvata.

On January 23, 2023, he was appointed by Denis Pushilin to serve as the de facto mayor of Mariupol.[4][5] Morgun replaced Konstantin Ivashchenko.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1738 of 24 June 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
  2. ^ Рагуцкая, Лилия (2023-01-24). "Гауляйтером оккупированного Мариуполя был назначен предатель Украины, который перешел на сторону РФ в 2014 году". WAR OBOZREVATEL (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  3. ^ "Oleg Morgun replaces Konstantin Ivaschenko as Mariupol mayor". dan-news.ru. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Глава Мариуполя Константин Иващенко ушёл в отставку". Life.ru (in Russian). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  5. ^ ДМИТРИЕВА, Ирина (2023-01-24). "Новым мэром Мариуполя назначен Олег Моргун: Что о нем известно". donetsk.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-22.