Oleksandr Serhiyovych Prokudin (; born 22 July 1983, in

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) is a Ukrainian civil servant. He has served as the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration since February 7, 2023.

Professional experience

Since 2000, he has worked in investigative units and the professional training office of the Human Resources Department. Since November 2015, he has served as Deputy Head of the Chief Administration of the National Police of the Kherson region. From September 2019 to February 2022, he was Head of the Chief Administration of the National Police of the Kherson region. He served as the Head of the Department of the National Police of Ukraine (from February 2022 to February 7, 2023). On February 7, 2023, the

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appointed Oleksandr Prokudin as Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (KRMA) by Decree № 67/2023. He graduated from Mykolaiv National Agrarian University and the National Academy of Internal Affairs. He has a PhD in Law.

Consequences of the Russian terrorist attack on the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant

On the morning of June 6, 2023, Russian forces destroyed the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. Oleksandr Prokudin was one of those who led the rescue operation in the flooded areas of the liberated right-bank part of the region. According to the

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, the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam caused nearly 14 billion dollars in damages to Ukraine, further worsening the already catastrophic consequences of Russia's full-scale invasion.

International Cooperation

During his tenure, Oleksandr Prokudin has carried out a number of international visits: at the end of 2024, he visited

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, and the

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, and at the beginning of 2025 – the

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, and

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. In particular, during his visit to Canada, Oleksandr Prokudin participated in “Rebuild Ukraine”, where he was a speaker at the panel discussion “Joint efforts for Ukraine's reconstruction”. He also visited the

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campus to establish a partnership between the University of Toronto and one of the Ukrainian universities. In Germany, during a meeting with the Minister President of the

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federal state,

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, agreements were reached to provide the Kherson region with 500,000 euros for equipping critical infrastructure with solar panels. In the Seimas of Lithuania, Oleksandr Prokudin participated in the international conference «Lithuania for Ukraine», during which he spoke about the challenges the Kherson region faces daily. During a meeting with the

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of the Italian region of

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, Marco Bucci, Oleksandr Prokudin signed an agreement, outlining the expansion of cooperation. Additionally, the intentions for collaboration formed the basis of a document on cooperation between the cities of

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and

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. During his visit to England, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of agriculture with

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. During his visit to

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, Oleksandr Prokudin gave an interview about the situation in

and the Kherson region to four leading global media outlets:

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, and

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. In an interview with The Independent, Oleksandr Prokudin emphasized the need to share the military and civilian experience gained by the Kherson region during the war with Russia to strengthen and modernize the defense of European countries’ borders.

Assassination attempts

Oleksandr Prokudin survived several assassination attempts organized by Russian special services. One of them was prevented by the Security Service of Ukraine in April 2024. Counterintelligence detained an agent of Russian military intelligence who, disguised as a taxi driver, spied on civilian and military targets in the Kherson region. It was established that, based on agent’s coordinates and hits, the occupiers attempted to target the KRMA head’s car with an FPV drone.SSU detains enemy agent who guided russian drones at Defence Forces and Kherson Region Military Administration (video)
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Personal life

Family

He is married to Anastasiia Prokudina, and has two daughters.

References

External links

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