Oleksandr Tolokonnikov

Oleksandr Tolokonnikov (Олександр Толоконніков, born 1982, in Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine is a Ukrainian photojournalist, journalist, media and social activist, spokesperson of the Kherson Regional Military Administration.

Biography
He graduated from Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of Kyiv National Economic University (2011).

Editor at the television and radio company "Ukrainian-Polish Radio and Television "Commonwealth" (2014–2015).

Works in Ecuador (2016) 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) and the Limited liability company "Centre For International Communication CEDEIPS" (2020).

Head of the іnternal and іnformation policy department of the Kherson regional military Administration (from 2023).

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".

Oleksandr Tolokonnikov's photo exhibitions are exhibited in Ukraine and abroad.

Gives interviews and comments to the largest news publications of Ukraine     and the world.

Awards

 * Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2023).
 * The 3rd Class of the Order of Merit (2024).