Vitaliy Zakharchenko

Vitaliy Zakharchenko
Віталій Захарченко
Виталий Захарченко
Zakharchenko in 2013
Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
In office
7 November 2011 – 21 February 2014
Preceded byAnatolii Mohyliov
Succeeded byArsen Avakov (Acting)
Head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine
In office
25 December 2010 – 7 November 2011
PresidentViktor Yanukovych
Prime MinisterMykola Azarov
Personal details
Born (1963-01-20) 20 January 1963 (age 61)
Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
NationalityRussian
Ukrainian (until 2023)
Political partyIndependent[1][2]
SpouseLyudmyla[3]
Children2 daughters[3]
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Ukraine
Branch/service Ministry of Internal Affairs
Years of service1981
RankMajor general

Vitaliy Yuriyovych Zakharchenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Юрійович Захарченко, Russian: Виталий Юрьевич Захарченко, born 20 January 1963)[4] is a Ukrainian and Russian[5] politician who is a senior consultant at Russia's Rostec state corporation. He previously served as Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs[6][7] from 7 November 2011 until he was suspended from his duties by the Ukrainian parliament on 21 February 2014.[8] His position as Minister of the Interior, had given him control over the Ukrainian national police service, the Militsiya. One day prior to his dismissal, he had signed a decree calling for the police to be armed with combat weapons, to be used in their ongoing battles against protesters in Kyiv's Maidan Nezalezhnosti.[9] The Council of the European Union sanctioned him effective 6 March 2014 for misuse of public funds and human rights violations (Decision 2014/119/CFSP), and the United States sanctioned him effective 22 December 2015 (81 FR 69190).

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  3. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) ЗАХАРЧЕНКО ВІТАЛІЙ ЮРІЙОВИЧ - ГЕНЕРАЛ-МАЙОР МІЛІЦІЇ[permanent dead link], who-is-Who.ua
  4. ^ (in Russian) Захарченко Виталий Юрьевич, Politrada
  5. ^ Nechepurenko, Ivan (19 February 2015). "Ousted Ukraine Officials Enjoy Life of Luxury in Moscow". Themoscowtimes.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ Yanukovych appoints Mohyliov to Crimean post, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
  7. ^ Chief tax officer Zakharchenko appointed interior minister of Ukraine, Kyiv Post (7 November 2011)
  8. ^ Rada suspends Acting Interior Minister Zakharchenko from his duties Archived 2013-07-29 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (21 February 2014)
  9. ^ Traynor, Ian; Walker, Shaun (20 February 2014). "Ukraine violence: dozens killed as protesters clash with armed police". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 June 2023.