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Ihor Kolykhaiev
Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovych and the family name is Kolykhaiev.
Ihor Viktorovych Kolykhaiev (Ukrainian: Ігор Вікторович Колихаєв; born 8 May 1971) is a Ukrainian politician who has served as mayor of Kherson since the 2020 Ukrainian local elections.[4] Kolykhaiev is former People's Deputy of Ukraine, elected in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[5]
Quick Facts Mayor of Kherson, Preceded by ...
Ihor Kolykhaiev | |
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Ігор Вікторович Колихаєв | |
![]() Kolykhaiev in February 2020 | |
Mayor of Kherson | |
In office 27 November 2020 – 28 June 2022 (de-facto, after going missing)[1][2] | |
Preceded by | Volodymyr Mykolayenko |
Succeeded by | Halyna Luhova (as Head of the Kherson City Military Administration)[3] |
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Born | (1971-05-08) 8 May 1971 (age 53) Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Alma mater | A. Popov Navy Institute of Radio-electronics |
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On 28 June 2022, Kolykhaiev was abducted by Russian agents amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the occupation of Kherson.[2] His whereabouts became unknown until on 13 September 2023 the Red Cross confirmed to Kolykhaiev's son that his father's been added to the Russian list of prisoners and he was in Russia.[1][2]