Oleg Morgun
Oleg Morgun | |
|---|---|
Олег Моргун | |
| 51st Mayor of Mariupol | |
Disputed[a] | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Denis Pushilin |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Ivashchenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1967 |
Oleg Valerievich Morgun (Russian: Олег Валерьевич Моргун; born 19 March 1967)[1] is a Russian–Ukrainian[2] pro-Russian politician, collaborator and former police officer serving as the de facto mayor of Mariupol since January 2023.
Life
[edit]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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5][6] Morgun replaced Konstantin Ivashchenko.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Control over Donetsk Oblast is disputed with Vadym Boychenko due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Morgun was installed by Russia on 23 January 2023, while Boychenko remains loyal to the Ukrainian government.
References
[edit]- 1 2 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
- ↑ "Oleg Valerievich MORGUN". OpenSanctions.org. 19 March 1967. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Рагуцкая, Лилия (24 January 2023). "Гауляйтером оккупированного Мариуполя был назначен предатель Украины, который перешел на сторону РФ в 2014 году". WAR OBOZREVATEL (in Russian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ "Oleg Morgun replaces Konstantin Ivaschenko as Mariupol mayor". dan-news.ru. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Глава Мариуполя Константин Иващенко ушёл в отставку". Life.ru (in Russian). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ ДМИТРИЕВА, Ирина (24 January 2023). "Новым мэром Мариуполя назначен Олег Моргун: Что о нем известно". donetsk.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.