Vitaliy Zakharchenko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuriyovych and the family name is 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).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference politics2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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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.