Ekaterina Gubareva

Ekaterina Gubareva
Екатерина Губарева
Gubareva in 2015
Deputy Head of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration
In office
16 June 2022 – 16 November 2022
GovernorVolodymyr Saldo
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Donetsk People's Republic
In office
16 May 2014 – 15 August 2014
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byAlexandru Caraman
Personal details
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983
PartyNew Russia Party
SpousePavel Gubarev
Children3
Alma materDonetsk National Technical University

Ekaterina Yuryevna Gubareva (Russian: Екатерина Юрьевна Губарева; born 5 July 1983) is a pro-Russian activist and former public figure.

Gubareva held senior positions in pro-Russian separatist-held territory during the war in Donbas, briefly as the "Minister of Foreign Affairs" in Russian-occupied Donetsk for the Donetsk People's Republic in 2014, and then following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine deputy head of the collaborationist Kherson Military-Civilian Administration in Russian-occupied Ukraine. In November 2022, Gubareva was detained, and then dismissed from this position. As of 2025, this was her last position in public life.