Ukraine names official of Azerbaijani origin to lead Kyiv region

Timur Tkachenko (Mammadov), a Ukrainian-born official of Azerbaijani descent, has been appointed head of Ukraine’s Kyiv region.

The appointment was approved by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers following a nomination by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

Tkachenko is the son of Firudin Mammadov, a prominent activist of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Ukraine.

Born in Kyiv on August 18, 1989, Tkachenko previously served as deputy minister for strategic industries of Ukraine before later heading the Kyiv City Military Administration.

By Jeyhun Aghazada