Anatoliy Fedoruk
Анатолій Федорук
Fedoruk in 2014
Mayor of Bucha
Assumed office
7 April 1998
Personal details
Born
Anatoly Petrovich Fedoruk

(1972-05-10) 10 May 1972[1]
Medvedivka, Krasyliv Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Political partyParty of Regions
Servant of the People
Occupationpolitician
Professionteacher

Anatoliy Petrovych Fedoruk (Ukrainian: Анатолій Петрович Федорук, born 10 May 1972) is a Ukrainian politician serving as mayor of Bucha, Kyiv Region, Ukraine since 7 April 1998.[1] He is Chairman of the Board of the Kyiv Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.[1]

Biography

In 1992 and 1993 Anatoly Fedoruk was a history teacher at a secondary school in his native Velyka Medvedivka, Khmelnytska Oblast.[1] From 1993 to 1997 he was mayor of the local municipality.[1]

In 1997 and 1998 Fedoruk was teacher at a Bucha secondary orphanage.[1] Fedoruk was first elected mayor of Bucha in 1998; he was reelected in 2006, 2010, 2015 and 2020.[1] In 2010 he was elected as a candidate of the pro-Russian Party of Regions.[2] In 2015 he was elected for New Faces and in 2020 as a candidate of Servant of the People.[2]

In 2011 Fedoruk became Chairman of the Board of the Kyiv Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.[1]

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, this time as a self-nominated candidate, in electoral district 95, Fedoruk failed to win a parliamentary seat, losing to Mykhailo Havryliuk.[2]

In 2017 Fedoruk was suspected of abuse of power.[2] Hearings have been going on for several years but are constantly postponed.[2]

Anatoly Fedoruk attracted international attention in the aftermath of the Battle of Bucha that lasted from 27 February 2022 to 31 March 2022, during which time the Bucha massacre occurred.[3] In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published on 5 April 2022, he said that the Russian soldiers had killed Bucha residents "out of anger or for enjoyment".[4] The same day, in a video message he urged in particular medical doctors and utility company employees to return to the city.[5]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (in Ukrainian) Anatoliy Petrovich Fedoruk biography, Lb.ua (21 September 2017)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 (in Ukrainian) Electoral history of Anatoliy Fedoruk, Civil movement "Chesno"
  3. ↑ Schnell, Mychael (4 April 2022). "Mayor of Bucha on slain civilians: We 'get the impression' Russian troops had 'green light from Putin'". MSN. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Privitera, Greta (5 April 2022). "Il sindaco di Bucha: "I russi ci hanno uccisi per rabbia o per divertimento"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Weder Strom noch Gas in der Stadt: Bürgermeister von Butscha bittet um Hilfe". RND (in German). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Президент України Володимир Зеленський. Офіційне інтернет-представництво. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №406/2021. Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Незалежності України". president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
  7. ↑ "Про відзначення державними нагородами України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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