Oleksandr Zadorozhnii

Oleksandr Viktorovych Zadorozhnii (; 26 June 1960 – 12 May 2017) was a Ukrainian politician who served as People's Deputy from 1998 to 2006.

Early life Zadorozhnii was born on 26 June 1960 in the village of Krasnyi Kut, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. His father, Viktor, was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts & Architecture, and his mother Klavdiia was retired at the time of his birth. In 2008 he became a staff adviser to Yulia Tymoshenko which was described as a shock due to his long-standing ties to Kuchma.

Awards Order of Merit, First Class (2020 – posthumous)