Konstantin Ivashchenko

Konstantin Vladimirovich Ivashchenko[lower-alpha 1] (born 3 October 1963) is a Russian and Ukrainian politician and businessman who served as the de facto mayor of Mariupol from 6 April 2022 to 23 January 2023, following the capture of the city by the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Russian troops.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Ivaschenko.

Konstantin Ivaschenko
Константи́н Ива́щенко
50th Mayor of Mariupol
(contested)
In office
disputed with Vadym Boychenko
6 April 2022 – 23 January 2023
Appointed byDenis Pushilin
Preceded byVadym Boychenko
Succeeded byOleg Morgun
Personal details
Born (1963-10-03) 3 October 1963
Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyOpposition Platform — For Life
Other political
affiliations		Party of Regions
Our Land
Nashi
Alma materSaratov Military Command Engineering High School of Missile Forces

Early life and career

Konstantin Vladimirovich Ivashchenko was born on 3 October 1963 in Zhdanov (now Mariupol), then in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. In 1985, he graduated from the Saratov Military Command Engineering High School of Missile Forces with a degree in engineering. Since 1992, he has been working at the Azovmash machine-building enterprise and has been the head of company since 2020.[1]

Political career

In 2010 local elections, he was elected to the Mariupol City Council as a member of the Party of Regions.[2] He headed the party's Zhovtnevy district Mariupol branch.[3] In 2015, he ran for the City Council as a member of Our Land, but he failed to get elected this time.[4][5] Since 2016, he has been a member of the executive committee of the Mariupol City Council.[6] He was the head of the Mariupol branch of the Nashi party.[7] He was elected deputy in the Mariupol City Council once again in 2020 as a member of the Opposition Platform — For Life.[8]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Following the partial capture of Mariupol by the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Russian troops, Ivashchenko was appointed mayor of Mariupol by Denis Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic.[9] On 9 April, the Prosecutor's Office of the Donetsk Oblast notified Ivashchenko in absentia of suspicion of high treason committed under martial law.[10] Ivashchenko was ordered to clear parts of downtown of rubble and bodies for a celebration of Victory Day on 9 May.[11] Ivashchenko allegedly told the residents of Mariupol that the city will be annexed by Russia and incorporated into the Rostov Oblast.[12] On 26 August, the Ukrainian Resistance Center reported that he left the city following an assassination attempt under the guise of medical treatment.[13] Ivashchenko was relieved of his duties on 23 January 2023 and replaced by Oleg Morgun.[14]

Sanctions

In July 2022 the EU imposed sanctions on Konstantin Ivashchenko in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]

Notes
  1. Russian: Константи́н Влади́мирович Ива́щенко
    Ukrainian: Костянти́н Володи́мирович Іва́щенко, romanized: Kostiantyn Volodymyrovych Ivashchenko

References
  1. ХАНАРИН, Никита МАКАРЕНКОВ | Павел (6 April 2022). "Что известно о новом мэре Мариуполя Константине Иващенко". donetsk.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. "Депутаты городского совета VI созыва". Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. "Из Мариуполя – в святые места | Мариупольские новости". 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. Small biography on Konstantin Ivashchenko, Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian)
  5. ""НАШ КРАЙ" выдвинул кандидатов в Мариупольский горсовет". НАШ КРАЙ. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ""Оппозиционный блок" и "Метинвест". Кого представляют депутаты в Мариупольском горсовете". novosti.dn.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. "МАРІУПОЛЬСЬКА МОПП "НАШІ" — 42575863 — Опендатабот". 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. "Центральна виборча комісія України - WWW відображення ІАС "Місцеві вибори 2020"". 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. "Пушилин назначил Константина Иващенко главой Мариуполя". РИА Новости (in Russian). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  10. "Депутату горсовета Мариуполя от ОПЗЖ, которого оккупанты назначили мэром города, сообщено о подозрении в госизмене". Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  11. "Russia clearing dead bodies from Mariupol to hold "victory carnival"—Ukraine". Newsweek. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  12. "Mariupol could become part of Russia's Rostov region - self-proclaimed "mayor"". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  13. "РОСІЙСЬКІ ГАУЛЯЙТЕРИ НА ПІВДНІ ЗАЛИШАЮТЬ РЕГІОН". Ukrainian Resistance Center (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  14. "Глава Мариуполя Константин Иващенко ушёл в отставку". Life.ru (in Russian). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  15. "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1270 of 21 July 2022". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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