Pavlo Oleksandrovych Kyrylenko (; born 5 May 1986) is a Ukrainian

prosecutor A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in Civil law (legal system), civil law. The prosecution is the ...

and politician. He has served as head of the Ukrainian Anti-Monopoly Committee since September 2023. Kyrylenko is a former

Governor of Donetsk Oblast The governor of Donetsk Oblast is the head of executive branch for the Donetsk Oblast. Due to the current Russo-Ukrainian War Donetsk Oblast is, since 5 March 2015, assigned as a civil–military administration. Hence the governor of Donetsk Ob ...

. Under

martial law Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties ...

during the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, Kyrylenko served as the Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration from July 2019 to September 2023.

Biography

In 2008, he graduated from the

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. In July 2008, he was employed at the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine. From September 2017 to July 2019, Kyrylenko was the military prosecutor of the

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garrison in the Western region. Kyrylenko was appointed by

Ukrainian President The president of Ukraine (, ) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, conducts negotiations and concludes international treaties. ...

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on 5 July 2019. On 5 September 2023 he was relieved of this function. On 6 September 2023 the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 Deputy (legislator), deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovn ...

(the Ukrainian parliament) appointed Kyrylenko as the head of the Ukrainian Anti-Monopoly Committee. Kyrylenko is a Lieutenant Colonel of Justice.

Criminal proceedings

In March 2024 the

Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (, САП, SAPO) is an independent structural unit of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, and is primarily responsible for supporting and overseeing criminal investigations launched by the ...

(SAPO) and

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(NABU) initiated criminal proceedings against him under "illegal enrichment" and "declaration of false information" after an investigation found that his family had purchased real estate and car worth 70 million hryvnias, which he said was because of a start-up capital the family had founded. On 28 August, the High Anti-Corruption Court granted his request for the measure of constraint of bail worth 30 million hryvnias and to wear an electronic bracelet, dismissing the prosecutor's petition. In December 2024, NABU and SAPO completed their investigation, finding that the amount of illegal enrichment was more after collecting materials and transferred the case to the High Anti-Corruption Court. In March 2025 President

commented onn the case, saying he would let the case go its pay and let the court pass a verdict, and that he would hold him accountable if the decision was against him.

Personal life

Kyrylenko is married and has two children.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyrylenko, Pavlo 1986 births Living people People from Makiivka Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University alumni Ukrainian prosecutors Governors of Donetsk Oblast Independent politicians in Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian lawyers 21st-century Ukrainian politicians Pro-Ukrainian people of the Russian invasion of Ukraine