Serhiy Osachuk

Sergii Dmytrovych Osachuk (Ukrainian: Сергій Дмитрович Осачук; born 7 June 1972^[1]) is a Ukrainian officer, public servant and historian. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, actively participating in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Osachuk holds the rank of colonel. He served as Governor of Chernivtsi Oblast from 2019 to 2022.

Sergii Osachuk Сергій Осачук
Governor of Chernivtsi Oblast
In office 22 November 2019 – 13 July 2022
President	Volodymyr Zelensky
Prime Minister	Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmygal
Preceded by	Mykhaylo Pavlyuk (Acting)
Succeeded by	Ruslan Zaparanyuk
Personal details
Born	Sergii Dmytrovych Osachuk (1972-06-07) 7 June 1972 (age 53) Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Education	University of Chernivtsi
Occupation	officer, historian politician

Biography

In 1994, Osachuk graduated from the University of Chernivtsi.^[1] He is a PhD in History Science and a senior researcher at the University of Chernivtsi.^[1] In 2010, Osachuk ran for the Chernivtsi City Council.^[2] Since 2013, he served as an Honorary Consul to Austria.^[3]

He speaks English and German fluently.^[4]

Controversies

Osachuk was known for a series of controversial statements and measures regarding the Romanians of Chernivtsi Oblast, such as the denial of the Fântâna Albă massacre and the removal from the Central Square of Chernivtsi of the banner that reproduced the first documentary attestation of the city, issued by the Moldavian ruler Alexandru cel Bun.^[5][6] Due to this, the Romanian press labeled him as anti-Romanian.^[7]