Vadym Boichenko

Vadym Serhiyovych Boychenko (; born 5 June 1977) is a Ukrainian politician who serves as the de jure mayor of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine since 2015. Boychenko served as mayor during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Siege of Mariupol though not inside the city, during which the city has been "completely destroyed", according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Early life Boychenko was born in Mariupol on 5 June 1977. He is a graduate of both the Priazov State Technical University and the Donetsk National University.

Mayor of Mariupol In 2013–2015, Boychenko was a member of the executive committee of the Mariupol City Council. He was elected as a non-partisan self-nominated candidate with 69% of the vote. The party won six single-seat constituencies, but its nationwide list only won 3.23% of the votes, failing to overcome the 5% election barrier.

Boychenko was re-elected for a second term in October 2020.

In an interview in May 2022, Boychenko looked back at the early days of the invasion and the city's response. He mentioned how even one day prior to the invasion, he did not have other information available and believed that an invasion would not occur. He then discussed various topics relating to the war, including the coordination efforts following the beginning of invasion, the shortage of bomb shelters, his own family's war story, and how he is continuing to support the people of Mariupol in exile.