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His successor in the region could be Mykhailo Semikin.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, will leave his current post and move to Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered him to head the State Agency for Restoration and Development of Ukraine's Infrastructure, reported Suspline with references to sources.
In an interview with journalists from the TV company, Fedorov confirmed the move and said that despite this he would still remain the deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia regional defense council for now.
Who will hold the post of head of the regional state administration after Fedorov’s dismissal has not yet been officially discussed, since the decision to dismiss the head of the OVA and appoint a successor must be reviewed by the Cabinet of Ministers.
At the same time, sources of TRK in Zaporizhzhia’s political circles name among the prospective candidates the current deputy head of Fedorov, Mykhailo Semikin, who has been in Fedorov’s team since his days working in Melitopol and since May 2024 has been serving as deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA.
By the way, Ivan Fedorov began his career in the public authorities in 2014 in Melitopol, where he worked as deputy mayor.
In 2019 year he headed the Department of Transport Infrastructure of the Kyiv City State Administration, but soon returned to Zaporizhzhia region, where he worked as first deputy head of the ODA.
In 2020 year he was elected Melitopol's mayor. After the city was occupied by Russians in February 2022 year he refused to cooperate with them, and 11 in March he was abducted by Russian soldiers.
With the help of the international community, Fedorov was released from captivity in 16 March — exchanged for nine Russian military conscripts.
Since February 2024 year he has led the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration and is the head of the Zaporizhzhia OVA.
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