Oleksandr Tolokonnikov
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Oleksandr Tolokonnikov | |
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| Олександр Толоконніков | |
Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, 2024 | |
| Born | 21 September 1982 |
| Occupations | Photojournalist, Journalist |
Oleksandr Tolokonnikov (Ukrainian: Олександр Толоконніков, born 1982, in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine is a Ukrainian photojournalist, journalist, media and social activist, Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
He graduated from Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of Kyiv National Economic University, specializing in Law. (2011).[1]
Editor at the television and radio company "Ukrainian-Polish Radio and Television "Commonwealth" (2014–2015).
Works in Ecuador (2016)[2] and the United States (2018–2019), in graphic and media content creation companies.
Co-founder of the Public organization "Ukrainian Foundation For Community Development" (2013)[3] and the Limited liability company "Centre For International Communication CIDEIPS" (2020).[4]
Head of the Internal and Information Policy Department of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (from 2023 to June 2025).[5]
Since 27 June 2025 — Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration for Digital Development, Information Policy, International Cooperation, and Coordination of International Technical Assistance [6]
On October 29, 2025, Oleksandr Tolokonnikov participated in the thematic debate "The Role of Ukraine's Regional Authorities in Facing War-Related Challenges" at the 49th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.[7]
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (from 2022), and the Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast it has been filming and documenting Russian crimes and military events. One of the permanent speakers of the Ukrainian telethon "United News".[8][9][10][11]
Oleksandr Tolokonnikov's photo exhibitions are exhibited in Ukraine and abroad.[12][13][14][15][16]
Gives interviews and comments to the largest news publications of Ukraine[17][18][19][20][21] and the world.[22][23][24][25][26][27]