Oleg Morgun | |
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Олег Моргун | |
51st Mayor of Mariupol | |
Incumbent (contested) | |
Assumed office disputed with Vadym Boychenko 23 January 2023 | |
Appointed by | Denis Pushilin |
Preceded by | Konstantin Ivashchenko |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 March 1967 Sadkovtsy, 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.
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]
Oleg Morgun | |
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Олег Моргун | |
51st Mayor of Mariupol | |
Incumbent (contested) | |
Assumed office disputed with Vadym Boychenko 23 January 2023 | |
Appointed by | Denis Pushilin |
Preceded by | Konstantin Ivashchenko |
Personal details | |
Born | 19 March 1967 Sadkovtsy, 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.
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]