Oleksandr Tolokonnikov

Oleksandr Tolokonnikov
Олександр Толоконніков
Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, 2024
Born (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982
Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
OccupationsPhotojournalist, Journalist

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

Biography

He graduated from Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute of Kyiv National Economic University, specializing in Law. (2011).[1]

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

Works in Ecuador (2016)[2] 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)[3] and the Limited liability company "Centre For International Communication CIDEIPS" (2020).[4]

Head of the Internal and Information Policy Department of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (from 2023 to June 2025).[5]

Since 27 June 2025 — Deputy Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration for Digital Development, Information Policy, International Cooperation, and Coordination of International Technical Assistance.[6]

On 29 October 2025, Oleksandr Tolokonnikov participated in the thematic debate "The Role of Ukraine's Regional Authorities in Facing War-Related Challenges" at the 49th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.[7]

On 18 May 2026, Oleksandr Tolokonnikov spoke at the international transport conference "Cross-border Connections in Northern Europe", held in Oslo (Norway) on the initiative of the Scandria Alliance and the Eastern Norway County Network.[8]

On 19 May 2026, in the city of Tønsberg (Norway), together with representatives of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, he held a security conference on crisis management and community resilience under martial law.[9]

During a working visit to London (United Kingdom) in May 2026, he spoke in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament during the public discussion "Kherson Today: Civilian Resilience in Wartime".[10]

He also took part in the panel discussion "The Humanitarian Effort in Ukraine", held at the Frontline Club.[10][11]

Oleksandr joined the public discussion "Governing Under Fire – How to Run a City at War", organized by Oaklin together with Medical Life Lines Ukraine.[10][12]

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".[13][14][15][16][17]

Oleksandr Tolokonnikov's photo exhibitions are exhibited in Ukraine and abroad.[18][19][20][21][22]

Gives interviews and comments to the largest news publications of Ukraine[23][24][25] [26][27] and the world.[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Since 2025, he has been the author of a number of publications for the UkraineAlert platform of the Atlantic Council analytical center on the issues of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the situation in the Kherson region.[37][38][39]

Oleksandr Tolokonnikov is the co-author and initiator of Unbreakable Kherson, a book prepared jointly with Oleksandr Prokudin. The publication documents the Kherson region's experience in crisis management during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and was presented on 24 June 2026 at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 with the support of Howard G. Buffett and the German Marshall Fund of the United States.[40]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Tolokonnikov Oleksandr | Profile
  2. ↑ YoSoyFoto | Contactos
  3. ↑ NGO Ukrainian Foundation for Community Development | Opendatabot
  4. ↑ CIDEIPS | About us
  5. ↑ Internal and Information Policy Department of the Kherson Regional State Administration
  6. ↑ Oleksandr Tolokonnikov will now be in charge of the digitalization of the Kherson region
  7. ↑ "The resilience of Ukrainian regions: a model for European regions". Council of Europe. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  8. ↑ "International transport conference Cross-border Connections in Northern Europe". Eastern Norway County Network.
  9. ↑ "Vestfold lærer av krigserfaringer fra Ukraina". Vestfold County Municipality (in Norwegian). 2026-05-19.
  10. 1 2 3 "Kherson's Crisis Management Experience Presented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom". Kherson Regional State Administration (in Ukrainian). 2026-05-22.
  11. ↑ "Panel discussion «The Humanitarian Effort in Ukraine» in Frontline Club (2026)". Eventbrite.
  12. ↑ "Discussion «Governing Under Fire – How to Run a City at War» (2026)". Eventbrite.
  13. ↑ The Press Secretary of the Kherson Regional Military Administration is one of the most popular speakers of the national telethon.
  14. ↑ Faces of the 'United News' marathon in November 2023: Who were given the most speaking opportunities
  15. ↑ In November 2023, the Kherson RMA Press Office Head spoke most often on the "United News" telethon
  16. ↑ Oleksandr Tolokonnikov reported on the situation in Kherson region after the hydroelectric plant explosion
  17. ↑ "State Marathon and Public Broadcaster: Results of 2025". Detector Media (in Ukrainian). 2026-01-28.
  18. ↑ "The Price of Life" photo exhibition showed Europe the truth about Kherson region
  19. ↑ The photo exhibition "The Price of Life" about Kherson region was presented in Bratislava.
  20. ↑ Kherson: A City in Ruins
  21. ↑ The photo exhibition by Oleksandr Tolokonnikov was shown in Kiel, Germany
  22. ↑ "Cherson on Stage – Theme Week on the Ukrainian Partner City of Bonn, 23–30 August 2025."
  23. ↑ "Attacks on Kherson Oblast: child injured at night". Ukrainska Pravda. 2023-07-02.
  24. ↑ ""In the lists are deceased people, for whom signatures were forged": Tolokonnikov on the Russian 'elections' in the temporarily occupied Kherson region". Suspilne Kherson. 2024-03-16.
  25. ↑ "Occupants keep fighting with children and destroy civilian areas of the Kherson Region – Oleksandr Tolokonnikov". Media Center Ukraine. 2024-03-22.
  26. ↑ "Oleksandr Tolokonnikov on the situation in the Kherson region". Ukraine Media Center.
  27. ↑ "The intensity of UAV strikes has decreased, says Oleksandr Tolokonnikov". Rada TV Channel.
  28. ↑ "Russian bombing of Kherson region at record high, says Ukraine". BBC News. 2023-11-06.
  29. ↑ "Ukraine's Secret Plan to Save a City Trapped in Purgatory". The New York Times. 2023-11-06.
  30. ↑ "One year after liberation, Ukrainians in Kherson hold on to hope amid constant shelling". Associated Press. 2023-11-11.
  31. ↑ "One year after liberation, Ukrainians in Kherson hold on to hope amid constant shelling". Politico. 2023-11-11.
  32. ↑ "Kherson maternity hospital shelled as attacks continue". Global News. 2023-02-01.
  33. ↑ "Présidentielle en Russie : dans les territoires ukrainiens occupés, les gens votent sous la menace d'une arme". Radio France (in French). 2024-03-15.
  34. ↑ "En avsiktlig systematisk terror – 100 procent". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2026-01-10.
  35. ↑ "Oekraïens plaatsje verhongert door totale blokkade". RTL Nieuws. 2026-04-29.
  36. ↑ "Ukraine : Kherson sous la menace des drones russes, la vie suspendue à un fil". Radio France Internationale (in French). 2026-02-23.
  37. ↑ "Russia's Human Safari in Southern Ukraine Is a Warning to the World". Atlantic Council. 2025-10-23.
  38. ↑ "Russia's War on Ukrainian Farmers Threatens Global Food Security". Atlantic Council. 2026-01-08.
  39. ↑ "Zelenskyy Raises Alarm Over Russia's Escalating Human Safari in Ukraine". Atlantic Council. 2026-05-14.
  40. ↑ "Unbreakable Kherson". German Marshall Fund of the United States. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
  41. ↑ Order of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine № 647-К (June 20, 2023)
  42. ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine № 16/2024 "On awarding state honors of Ukraine on the occasion of Ukrainian Unity Day
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