Serhiy Osachuk

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

Serhiy Osachuk
Сергій Осачук
Governor of Chernivtsi Oblast
In office
22 November 2019 – 13 July 2022
PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky
Prime MinisterOleksiy Honcharuk
Denys Shmygal
Preceded byMykhaylo Pavlyuk (Acting)
Succeeded byRuslan Zaparanyuk
Personal details
Born
Serhiy Dmytrovych Osachuk

(1972-06-07) 7 June 1972
Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Political partyUnity
EducationUniversity of Chernivtsi
Occupationhistorian
politician

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.[1] 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.[4]

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.[5][6] Due to this, the Romanian press labeled him as anti-Romanian.[7]

References
  1. "Осачук Сергей Дмитриевич". Слово и Дело (in Russian). Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. "Осачук Сергій Дмитрович". Chesno (in Ukrainian). Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. "Serhiy Osachuk appointed new head of Chernivtsi RSA". Ukrinform. November 25, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ARD Mediathek (in German), retrieved 2023-03-07
  5. "Guvernatorul Cernăuților a fost demis". 14 June 2022.
  6. "Președintele Ucrainei l-ar putea demite pe guvernatorul regiunii Cernăuți". 12 June 2022.
  7. "Kievul l-a demis pe șeful administrației regionale din Cernăuți. Măsurile anti-românești prin care s-a remarcat".
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