Galina Danilchenko
Galina Danilchenko | |
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Галина Данильченко | |
| Mayor of Russian occupied Melitopol (Russian-installed) | |
Incumbent (contested) | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2022 disputed | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Fedorov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1964 Orlovo, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Political party | United Russia (2022–present) |
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| Alma mater | Melitopol Institute of Agricultural Mechanization Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy |
Galina Viktorovna Danilchenko (born 5 July 1964) is a Russian and Ukrainian accountant and politician who was installed by Russia as the acting mayor of Melitopol during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, following the kidnapping of Ivan Fedorov by the Russian military. She was a former member of the Melitopol City Council, elected in 2015, and became its secretary soon thereafter.