Valeriy Horbatov

Valeriy Myronovych Horbatov (Ukrainian: Валерій Миронович Горбатов) is a Ukrainian politician and scientist.

Valeriy Horbatov
Hobartov in 2002
People's Deputy of Ukraine
2nd convocation
In office
1994–1998
ConstituencyIndependent, 37th electoral district, Bilohirsky
3rd convocation
In office
1998–2002
ConstituencyIndependent, 6th electoral district, AR Crimea
4th convocation
In office
2002–2006
ConstituencyLabour Ukraine, 6th electoral district, AR Crimea
Personal details
Born (1955-06-27) June 27, 1955
NationalityUkrainian
Political partyMotherland Defenders Party (2005-present)
Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (2002-2005)
Labour Ukraine (2000-2002)
Independent (?-2000)
SpouseYevhenia
ChildrenOlha, Yuriy
Alma materKherson State Agrarian and Economic University

In 2000 and 2001 Horbatov was Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.[1][2]

Following the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Horbatov fled Kyiv and is believed (by Civil movement "Chesno") to have fled to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.[1]

In April 2022 the Ukrainian police opened an investigation into Horbatov on charges of "financing of the terrorist organisation Donetsk People's Republic.[2] It was established that after the occupation of part of Ukraine by Russia, Horbatov continued to carry out his business activities there and paid taxes to Russia.[2] Also was discover that he had stolen from Crimean museums and bought from "black archaeologists" valuable archaeological finds. Those seized during the investigation were exhibited in the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in August 2023.[2]

References
  1. Small biography on Valeriy Horbatov, Civil movement "Chesno" (in Ukrainian)
  2. "ANNOUNCEMENT: The National Museum of History opened an exhibition of archaeological finds recovered from the ex-deputy". Istorychna Pravda (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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