Oleh Kotenko

Oleh Oleksiyovych Kotenko (Оле́г Олексі́йович Коте́нко; born 24 December 1970, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Obl. ) — public figure, active participant of the Revolution of Dignity, participant of military actions (2014 – 2017, 2022).

On May 20, 2022, appointed as the Commissioner for the Affairs of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances of the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories.

Biography
Graduated from school in 1988 in Kramatorsk. In 2007, graduated from the Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade named after M. Tugan-Baranovsky, specializing in international economics.

1995 – 2004 — Vice President of CJSC "Slavyane";

From 2007 – 2011 — Director of LLC "Liga Trade Ukraine";

From 2011 – 2014 — Co-owner of LLC "Nano Comfort Technology";

From 2014 – 2015 — Spokesperson for the National Security and Defense Council.

Awards and Honors

 * Awards of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine — Medal "For Assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine", Breastplate "Sign of Honor".
 * Award of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
 * Awards of the Security Service of Ukraine.
 * Decorations of the President of Ukraine for Humanitarian Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation.
 * Medal "Joint Forces Operation. For courage and loyalty".
 * Thanks from US Senator — John McCain.
 * Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker of the OCU.

Activities
From 2015 – 2022 — head of the NGO "Patriot Group",  actively engaged in public activities, with priority areas being:


 * Search for missing military and civilians, exchange and release of hostages in the ATO area and on temporarily occupied territories;
 * Search for bodies of the deceased, as well as burials on temporarily occupied territories;
 * Providing humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian military along the entire line of demarcation, rehabilitation and assistance to ATO warriors and their families;
 * Health improvement and psychological support for children from the ATO zone.

Personal life
Wife — Kotenko Alla Leonidivna, public figure, chief editor of the publication "Patriot Donbas".

They are raising a son and a daughter.

Links

 * 1) -oleksijovych-kotenko/ Oleh  Oleksiyovych Kotenko — Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine (minre.gov.ua).
 * 2) -kotenko-upovnovazenij-z-pitan-osib-zniklih-bezvisti-za-osoblivih-obstavin.html Oleh  Kotenko, Commissioner for the Affairs of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances (ukrinform.ua).
 * 3) a-kotenka/ The first 100 days of the Commissioner for Missing Persons Oleh  Kotenko — Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine (minre.gov.ua).
 * 4) Regional coordinators of the Commissioner for Missing Persons will receive assistance from Switzerland — ArmyInform (armyinform.com.ua).
 * 5) Over 4 thousand people are considered missing — Kotenko (suspilne.media).
 * 6) Swiss Peace and Human Rights в X: «Clarifying the fate of 1000s of missing persons is essential for the healing & recovery of Ukraine's society & for accountability. Today, AMB Geissbühler & Commissioner Oleh Kotenko discussed ongoing bilateral cooperation & support to searching/identifying missing. https://t.co/itYPyGsVdn» / X (twitter.com)
 * 7) Swiss Peace and Human Rights в X: «World-class science & innovation unil in service of search & identification of missing persons: AMB Simon Geissbühler w/ Ukraine's Commissioner KotenkoOfficial FDCA_UNIL to learn more abt drone use to identify mass graves & abt DNA analysis. Thanks, cchampod & team! https://t.co/fKJkyA1A6g» / X (twitter.com)
 * 8) [https://irs.in.ua/p/143 All-Ukrainian Council of Churches continues to support families