Vadym Serhiyovych Filaskhin (; born 14 June 1975) is a Ukrainian statesman, who is currently the Governor of

Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...

since 27 December 2023.

Biography

Vadym Filashkin was born on 14 June 1975. He received his higher education at the Mykolaiv State Pedagogical University, majoring in "pedagogy and methods of secondary education, and physical culture and pre-conscription training". Then, in 2008, he graduated as a lawyer at the Kyiv National University of Internal Affairs. From November 2015 to August 2016, he was the deputy chief of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Donetsk Oblast. In February 2019, he was the deputy head of the Donetsk regional state administration. On 27 December 2023, Filaskhin was appointed Governor of Donetsk Oblast.

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