Oleksii Kharchenko

Oleksii Andriyovych Kharchenko (Ukrainian: Олексій Андрійович Харченко; born 11 September 1987), is an Uzbek-born Ukrainian political military commander who became the 17th Governor of Luhansk Oblast on 15 April 2025.

Oleksii Kharchenko
Олексій Харченко
Kharchenko in 2024
17th Governor of Luhansk Oblast
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 April 2025
Preceded by	Artem Lysohor
Head of the Military City Administration of Severodonetsk
In office 30 September 2024 – 15 April 2025
Succeeded by	Oleksandr Stryuk
Personal details
Born	Oleksii Andriyovych Kharchenko (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 37) Chirchiq, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union

He previously served as the Head of the Military City Administration of Severodonetsk from 2024 to 2025.^[1]

Biography

Oleksii Kharchenko was born in Chirchiq, Uzbekistan on 11 September 1987.^[2] He has a Ph.D.^[3]

He worked in the State Border Service of Ukraine for seven years.^[3]

From 2021 to 2023 he worked in the State Inspectorate of Architecture and Urban Planning of Ukraine, as chief specialist, then as head of the Department of State Architectural and Construction Control.^{[citation needed]}

Kharchenko was appointed head of the Severodonetsk city military administration of the Severodonetsk district.^[4]

On 15 April 2025, Kharchenko became the 17th Governor of Luhansk Oblast, formally taking office two days later.^[5]