Prokudin appointed a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer as deputy for defense affairs in the Kherson region

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, has appointed Yevhen Ignatenko —an officer in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a participant in the liberation of Kherson—as his deputy for defense. The new official will be responsible for strengthening defense capabilities and protecting the civilian population, and will also continue to oversee the areas of healthcare, social development, and archival affairs on an interim basis.

This was announced by the head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin. 

He emphasized that Yevhen Ignatenko has direct combat experience, so, in his opinion, he will be able to strengthen the Kherson region’s defense capabilities and efforts to protect the civilian population.

Previously, Yevhen Ignatenko, the former head of the Maritime Administration, served as deputy head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration. He was appointed to this position on August 20, 2025. 

Ignatenko has experience in the maritime sector; in particular, he headed the State Service for Maritime and Inland Water Transport from December 2022 to February 2025. Previously, from 2013 to 2017, he was the director of the shipping company “Nibulon,” and since 2017, he has served as the commercial director of “Grain-Transshipment.”

From the very first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ignatenko was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where he served as a platoon commander in the 59th Yakov Handziuk Brigade. He participated in the liberation of Kherson and was awarded the Order “For Merit,” Third Class.

According to his 2024 financial disclosure statement, he earned 1.4 million hryvnias as head of the State Service of Maritime and Inland Water Transport of Ukraine. His wife, Yulia Marianchuk-Ignatenko, reported income of 14,000 hryvnias. Also in 2024, she purchased a car worth 3.2 million hryvnias.

According to the documents, the couple has significant savings. In addition, the declaration lists Ignatenko’s bank accounts at financial institutions such as PUMB, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, PrivatBank, OTP Bank, Universal Bank, and Ukrgasbank, and his wife has accounts at PUMB and PrivatBank.

Ignatenko’s 2025 declaration is missing. 

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