Yevhen Yenin

Yevhen Volodymyrovych Yenin (, sometimes Yevheniy, ; 19 November 1980 – 18 January 2023) was a Ukrainian diplomat and lawyer who served as the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2023.

Yenin also served as Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine (international legal cooperation) 2016–2019 and as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2020–2021). Early life and education

Yenin was born on 19 November 1980 in Dnipro (then named Dnipropetrovsk), Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). He graduated from the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine in 2002. In 2012 he also graduated from the State university of finance and international trade. He held a Ph.D. in political science on Transnistrian settlement. Besides his native Ukrainian and Russian, Yenin was also fluent in English, Romanian and Italian.

Professional career

From 2002 until 2005, Yenin was an Operative in the Security Service of Ukraine and the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. From 2005 until 2009, he was responsible for Transnistrian settlement, the Embassy of Ukraine to Moldova. From 2010 until 2012, he was Head of unit for Romania, Moldova and the Balkans, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. From 2012 until 2016, he worked as Deputy chief of mission, Counselor, Minister-Counselor, the Embassy of Ukraine to the Italian Republic.

From 2016 until 2019, Yenin served as Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine (international legal cooperation).

Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine

Yenin was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on 15 April 2020. In the Foreign Ministry was in charge of Ukraine's policy in Asia. Member of the Commission under the President of Ukraine on Citizenship.

On 31 August 2021, he was dismissed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, in anticipation of his appointment as First Deputy Interior Minister of Ukraine.

First Deputy Interior Minister of Ukraine On 6 September 2021, Yenin was appointed First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs under Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky.

In April 2024 the city of Kharkiv renamed Bakulina Street in Yenin's honour.

Recognition Order for Merit, third class (2017)