Roman Hryshchenko

Roman Serhiyovych Hryshchenko (; born on 17 January 1982), is a Ukrainian politician and army officer who had served as the 15th governor of Sumy Oblast in 2020.

He headed the 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade. He was awarded the Knight of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III degree in 2022.

Biography

Roman Serhiyovych Hryshchenko was born on 17 January 1982 in Katerynka, Pervomaisk Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast.

In 2005, he graduated from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University in Kharkiv, majoring in law.

On 11 March 2020, Hryschenko became the 15th governor of Sumy Oblast.

On 5 November, he was replaced by Serhiy Pakholchuk as the acting governor of the region.

From the beginning of the 2022 Russian large-scale invasion, he served in the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade as a gunner-operator, where he participated in the defense of the city of Kyiv. On 4 March 2022, he was assigned to the city of Kharkiv and headed the new 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade. His call sign is "Uncle Roma" .

Personal life Hryshchenko is married and has two children.