Oleg Morgun
Олег Моргун
Mayor of Mariupol
Incumbent
(contested)
Assumed office
disputed with Vadym Boychenko
23 January 2023
Appointed byDenis Pushilin
Preceded byKonstantin Ivashchenko

Oleg Valerievich Morgun (Олег Моргун) 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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4] Morgun replaced Konstantin Ivashchenko.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Oleg Morgun replaces Konstantin Ivaschenko as Mariupol mayor". dan-news.ru. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  3. 1 2 "Глава Мариуполя Константин Иващенко ушёл в отставку". Life.ru (in Russian). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  4. ↑ ДМИТРИЕВА, Ирина (2023-01-24). "Новым мэром Мариуполя назначен Олег Моргун: Что о нем известно". donetsk.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-22.
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