Volodymyr Mykolaienko
Volodymyr Mykolaienko | |
|---|---|
Володимир Миколаєнко | |
Mykolaienko in 2014 | |
| Mayor of Kherson | |
| In office 25 May 2014 – 27 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Zoya Berezhna (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ihor Kolykhaiev |
| Member of the Kherson City Council | |
| In office June 2006 – 25 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1960 |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Batkivshchyna |
Volodymyr Vasyliovych Mykolaienko (Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Миколаєнко; born 8 April 1960) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the mayor of Kherson from 2015 to 2020.
On 25 May 2014, at the extraordinary elections, Mykolaienko was elected the mayor of Kherson. He was re-elected as the mayor of Kherson in the next local elections after two rounds (25 October and 15 November 2015, respectively). On 18 April 2022, Mykolaienko was abducted by Russian after refusing to work with Russian-collaborators, who threatened to have his legs broken if he did not assume the role of Mayor of Kherson under the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast. After spending three and a half years in captivity, Mykolayenko was released on 24 August 2025 in a prisoner exchange during the Independence Day of Ukraine.