13 Facts About Ihor Kolykhaiev

Ihor Viktorovych Kolykhaiev is a Ukrainian politician who has served as mayor of Kherson since the 2020 Ukrainian local elections.

On 28 June 2022, Ihor Kolykhaiev was abducted by Russian agents amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the occupation of Kherson.

Ihor Kolykhaiev's whereabouts became unknown until on 13 September 2023 the Red Cross confirmed to Kolykhaiev's son that his father's been added to the Russian list of prisoners and he was in Russia.

Ihor Kolykhaiev was born on 8 May 1971, in Kherson.

Ihor Kolykhaiev's mother worked as a shop assistant, and his father as a lathe operator at the enterprise.

In October 2015, Ihor Kolykhaiev stood for becoming a deputy at Kherson Oblast Council in accordance with the lists of political party Petro Poroshenko Bloc.

Ihor Kolykhaiev became the Head's deputy Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on agricultural matters and soil policy at the Verkhovna Rada of the 9th convocation.

Ihor Kolykhaiev was elected mayor of Kherson in the 2020 Ukrainian local elections.

On 30 March 2021, Ihor Kolykhaiev resigned from the Verkhovna Rada to focus on his role as mayor.

Parts of the city were damaged, and Ihor Kolykhaiev allowed volunteers to dig mass graves due to heavy civilian casualties.

Ihor Kolykhaiev reported 10 Russian officers including their commander, came into the city's administration.

Ihor Kolykhaiev later told The New York Times that the Russian officers had informed him of their plans to set up a military administration.

Information where exactly Ihor Kolykhaiev was held, and an update on the status of his health was not given by the Russian authorities.