1. Oleg Anatolyevich Tsaryov is a Ukrainian and Russian businessman, politician and former separatist official in eastern Ukraine.
30 Facts About Oleg Tsaryov
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Oleg Tsaryov has been wanted by Ukrainian police since June 2014 for promoting separatism and violence.
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Oleg Tsaryov was born 2 June 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union.
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Oleg Tsaryov graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in 1992 with a degree in Applied Physics.
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Oleg Tsaryov started his career in 1992 as an engineer for the preparation of production at "Avteks", a specialized small business in Dnipropetrovsk.
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Oleg Tsaryov became a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election.
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In 2005 Oleg Tsaryov became head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional branch of Party of Regions.
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Oleg Tsaryov was one of the most ardent supporters a violent dispersal of the Euromaidan protest.
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Oleg Tsaryov was a self-nominated candidate in the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election.
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On 11 April 2014 Oleg Tsaryov travelled to Donetsk and said he was ready to become a leader of the so-called "South-east movement".
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Oleg Tsaryov then promised that he would create a "central authority" within the center of Donetsk.
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The beating was denied by some, though press agencies published videos of the mob and photos of Oleg Tsaryov half-naked with bruises.
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At the time opinion polls showed Oleg Tsaryov had a rating lower than the sociological error.
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Oleg Tsaryov claimed to so because it was dangerous for him to continue his presidential campaign and meet with voters in Kyiv.
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Oleg Tsaryov called on "all presidential candidates representing Ukraine's eastern and southeastern regions" Petro Symonenko, Mykhailo Dobkin, Serhiy Tihipko and Renat Kuzmin to boycott the election; because "An election that is being held while a civil war is unfolding must be boycotted".
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Oleg Tsaryov added that if they did not withdrew they would be "playing into the hands of the illegitimate authorities and legitimizing not only them but their decision to start a civil war against the eastern regions".
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On 3 June 2014 Oleg Tsaryov was stripped of his parliamentary immunity by the Verkhovna Rada who sanctioned his arrest.
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Oleg Tsaryov is wanted for making "public calls to overthrow the existing constitutional system in Ukraine, change its state borders and stage acts of disobedience, which entailed grave consequences and caused many casualties among law enforcers and peaceful civilians".
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On 26 June 2014 Oleg Tsaryov became Speaker of the "Unity Parliament" of the self-proclaimed confederation of Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic Novorossiya.
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On 20 May 2015 Oleg Tsaryov announced the termination of the Novorossiya confederation.
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Oleg Tsaryov stated this was done because the confederation did not comply with the Minsk II accords.
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In 2018 Ukrainian media suspected that Oleg Tsaryov was living in Russia, probably in Russian annexed Crimea.
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On 13 May 2014 Oleg Tsaryov was sanctioned by the European Union for calling for the creation of Federal State of Novorossiya.
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Oleg Tsaryov was sanctioned by the UK government in 2014 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
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On 20 March 2022, Oleg Tsaryov called on the acting mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul to surrender the city to Russian troops.
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Oleg Tsaryov addressed Vilkul as "used to be my fellow party members" and claimed that Vilkul had "always taken a pro-Russian stance".
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Vladimir Rogov, a pro-Russian politician in occupied Ukraine, claimed a day later that Oleg Tsaryov was transferred to a hospital in a "very serious" condition.
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Later that month, Oleg Tsaryov would appear on live television broadcasts on Russia-24, proving that he was still alive.
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Oleg Tsaryov was one of the most ardent supporters a violent dispersal of the Euromaidan.
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Oleg Tsaryov was pleased with the so-called anti-protest laws adopted in January 2014, stating that it was good that these laws made non-governmental organizations that accept foreign funds register as "foreign agents" because such funds only benefited the United States.