Svitlychna Yulia Oleksandrivna

The youngest and first female governor of Kharkiv region, non-affiliated Member of Parliament, leader of the "Svytlychna Bloc 'Together!'"

Lawyer and public administration specialist, Doctor of Legal Sciences. She progressed within the Kharkiv Regional State Administration from specialist to deputy and first deputy ("vice-governor"), and from 2016 to 2019 headed the regional state administration (appointed by Poroshenko) — the youngest regional governor in Ukraine's history. Deputy of the Kharkiv Regional Council (from BPP "Solidarity"), Vice-President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. Since 2020 — non-affiliated Member of Parliament of the IX convocation (majoritarian deputy from district No. 179), founder of the party "Svytlychna Bloc 'Together!'."

Associated with Raynin and OPZZh

"Detector Media" calls Svytlychna the "right hand" of Ihor Raynin — former Head of the Presidential Administration under Poroshenko and ex-governor of Kharkiv region, who since November 2019 leads the Kharkiv branch of the banned pro-Russian OPZZh party. Media also attribute paternity of her son (born 2021) to Raynin — both have not commented on this. Svytlychna herself positions as a pro-European politician and does not belong to OPZZh.

Moderate assets without own Russian ties

Declarations are modest: two small apartments in Kharkiv, an unfinished garage, a rented room in Kyiv, a Peugeot 2008, around $20,000 and €10,000 in cash. No pro-Russian connections, criminal proceedings, or suspicions have been found; CHESNO accusations relate to absences from commission meetings (2016, 2018).