Volodymyr Leontiev

Volodymyr Leontiev
"Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Novokakhovsk Urban Okrug"
In office
19 October 2023 – 1 October 2025
Preceded byOffice created
Russian installed mayor of
Nova Kakhovka
Disputed with Valerii Brusenskyi
In office
19 March 2022 – 19 October 2023
Preceded byVolodymyr Kovalenko
Elected Ukrainian Mayor
Succeeded byVitaly Gura
Personal details
Born1964 (1964)
Died1 October 2025(2025-10-01) (aged 60–61)
PartyUnited Russia

Volodymyr Leontiev (Ukrainian: Володимир Леонтьєв, Russian: Владимир Леонтьев, romanizedVladimir Leontyev; 1964 – 1 October 2025) was a Russian collaborator during the Russo-Ukrainian war, installed by the Russian Armed Forces as the head of their occupation authority in Nova Kakhovka, a city in Kherson Oblast. Known for his support of Russia's policy of abducting Ukrainian children, Leontiev was killed in a drone strike on 1 October 2025.