Yevhen Deidei
Ukrainian politician
Yevhen Serhiyovych Deidei (Ukrainian: Євген Сергійович Дейдей; 12 July 1987) is a Ukrainian politician and lieutenant colonel who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Previously, he served as coordinator of the Kyiv-1 Police Battalion of the Special Tasks Patrol Police under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In 2012, he was sentenced to five years in prison for robbery but was later released from the punishment.
Deidei's current whereabouts are unknown. Initial reports indicated that he was killed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, but other sources have subsequently claimed that he clandestinely left the country via smuggling routes.
Early life and career
Deidei was born on 12 July 1987 in the small town of Reni, Odesa Oblast, which lies on the left bank of the Danube. His father, a deputy of the town council of Reni, Serhiy Yakovych Deidei, in 2011 he was convicted of fraud by the decision of Izmailsky District Court of Odesa Oblast. His mother was Olha Mykolayivna Deidei (née Volkova), he has a brother Serhiy.
In 2004, at the age of 17, he participated in protests during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine.
Deidei was convicted of robbery in 2012.
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