Serhiy Osachuk Explained

Serhiy Osachuk
Native Name Lang:uk
Office:Governor of Chernivtsi Oblast
President:Volodymyr Zelensky
Primeminister:Oleksiy Honcharuk
Denys Shmygal
Term Start:22 November 2019
Term End:13 July 2022
Predecessor:Mykhaylo Pavlyuk (Acting)
Successor:Ruslan Zaparanyuk
Birth Name:Serhiy Dmytrovych Osachuk
Birth Date:7 June 1972
Birth Place:Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Education:University of Chernivtsi
Occupation:historian
politician
Party:Unity

Serhiy Dmytrovych Osachuk (; born 7 June 1972[1]) is a Ukrainian historian and politician. He served as Governor of Chernivtsi Oblast from 2019 to 2022.

Biography

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

He speaks German fluently.

Controversies

Osachuk was known for a series of controversial statements and measures, such as the denial of the Fântâna Albă massacre and the removal from the Central Square of Chernivtsi of a banner that reproduced the first documentary attestation of the city, issued by the Moldavian ruler Alexandru cel Bun.[4] [5] Due to this, the Romanian press labeled him as anti-Romanian.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Осачук Сергей Дмитриевич. Слово и Дело. July 8, 2020. ru.
  2. Web site: Осачук Сергій Дмитрович. Chesno. July 8, 2020. uk.
  3. Web site: Serhiy Osachuk appointed new head of Chernivtsi RSA. Ukrinform. November 25, 2019. July 8, 2020.
  4. Web site: Guvernatorul Cernăuților a fost demis . 14 June 2022 .
  5. Web site: Președintele Ucrainei l-ar putea demite pe guvernatorul regiunii Cernăuți . 12 June 2022 .
  6. Web site: Kievul l-a demis pe șeful administrației regionale din Cernăuți. Măsurile anti-românești prin care s-a remarcat .