Ihor Lutsenko (politician)

Lutsenko was born on 10 November 1978 in Kyiv, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. Prior to entering politics, Lutsenko worked a variety of jobs. He was a consultant to the International Centre for Policy Studies. He was then a journalist, working as an editor for the magazine "Companion", the section "Big Money" of the newspaper "The Power of Money", the business section of Korrespondent, editor-in-chief of "Ekonomichna Pravda", and finally for Ukrainska Pravda. == Political career ==

He first became politically active after becoming one of the founders of "Save Old Kyiv", a public movement to preserve the historical areas of Kyiv. In 2014, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada on the party list of Batkivshchyna. In October 2019 Lutsenko became an adviser to the Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. == Military service ==

He briefly served as a member of the Azov Brigade during the War in Donbas before he joined parliament. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lutsenko joined the 72nd Mechanized Brigade. Since 2023, he has been an instructor of the combat detachment of the 190th training center, and he obtained the rank of sergeant. == Awards ==

• On 3 May 2022 President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Ihor Lutsenko with Order for Courage for his participation starting from Spring 2014 in the Russo-Ukrainian war mostly for his impact as operator of drones in deterring Russian aggressors first of all during the Battle of Kyiv. Lutsenko is a member of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade. ==References==