Serhiy Haidai

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Volodymyrovych and the family name is Haidai.
Not to be confused with Serhiy Hayduk.

Serhiy Haidai
Сергій Гайдай
Head of the Luhansk Regional
Military–Civil Administration
In office
25 October 2019 – 15 March 2023
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterOleksiy Honcharuk
Denys Shmyhal
Preceded byVitaliy Komarnytskyi
Succeeded byOleksiy Smirnov (acting)
Personal details
Born (1975-11-06) 6 November 1975 (age 49)
Sievierodonetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)
Political partyIndependent
EducationKhmelnytskyi University of Economics [uk]
National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine
OccupationEntrepreneur, politician

Serhiy Volodymyrovych Haidai (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Гайдай; born 6 November 1975) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician.[1] He was the head of the Luhansk Regional Military–Civil Administration from 25 October 2019 to 15 March 2023.[2][3] Since March 15, 2024, Haidai is the head of the State Administration of the Mukachevo District in Zakarpattia Oblast.[4]

Biography

Haidai studied at the Khmelnytskyi University of Economics [uk].[5] He also graduated from the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine.[6]

From 2005 to 2015, Haidai was the General Director of Dembud LLC.[5] From 2008 to 2010, he worked as an Assistant Member of the Kyiv City Council.[6] From 2014 to 2015, Haidai worked as an Adviser to the Chairman of the Obukhiv Raion State Administration.[6] In 2015, he was elected a Member of the Mukachevo Raion Council.[6] From 2015 to 2018, he served as Chairman of the Mukachevo Raion State Administration.[7]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Haidai served as head of the Luhansk Regional Civil-Military Administration.[8]

During the 2022 Battle of Sievierodonetsk, Haidai observed that "The Russians are using their Syrian war tactic in Sievierodonetsk. First, they try to raze a few kilometers of area with air and artillery fire and advance with ground troops. When they gain strength, they retreat, and start shooting with long-range weapons. On the other hand, when they start hitting with cannons, we retreat and then return to our positions."[citation needed]

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers agreed to dismiss Haidai from his position on 14 March 2023, along with the governors of Odesa and Khmelnytskyi oblasts.[9][10][11] Haidai was dismissed as Governor by Presidential decree on 15 March 2023.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Zelensky explains move to change Luhansk region's governor". UNIAN. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine № 767/2019". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Zelensky fired Marchenko, Haidai and Hamalia from the positions of ODA leaders". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ "РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №30/2024-рп Про призначення С.Гайдая головою Мукачівської районної державної адміністрації Закарпатської області". Office of the President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 15 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Гайдай Сергій Володимирович". dovidka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Гайдай Сергей Владимирович". ru.slovoidilo.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Along with the governor, his team may be introduced to Transcarpathia". uzhgorod.in. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Ukrainian officials claim strike on Russian weapons depot in Luhansk region". apa. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Zelensky fired Marchenko, Haidai and Hamalia from the positions of ODA leaders". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Cabinet of Ministers approves dismissals of Luhansk, Odesa, Khmelnytsky oblast governors". The Kyiv Independent. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  11. ^ Herasymova, Tania (14 March 2023). "Cabinet Approves Dismissal Of Heads Of Luhansk, Odesa And Khmelnytskyi Regional Administrations". Ukrainian News Agency. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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