Early life Khotsenko was born on 18 March 1986 in
Dnipropetrovsk (now known as Dnipro). His father, Pavel Vitalyevich Khotsenko, led the Organized Crime department of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs in
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. In addition, he led the directorate of a hotel complex in
Novy Urengoy and of the
Sochi National Park. Khotsenko graduated from the Faculty of Sociology in
Moscow State University, from the Singapore Institute of Marketing with a degree in Business Management and from the Specialized Institute of Jurisprudence with a degree in the field. as well as postgraduate studies at Moscow State University. After training in the military department of Moscow State University, Khotsenko attained the rank of
Lieutenant. He is also fluent in English. On 8 June 2022, the
People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic approved Khotsenko's candidacy for the position of Prime Minister of the
Donetsk People's Republic. That day, Khotsenko was appointed to the position by the
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic,
Denis Pushilin. On 29 March 2023, he was appointed acting
Governor of Omsk Oblast. On April 22, 2023,
Andrei Turchak, secretary of the United Russia General Council, said that Khotsenko will become the party's candidate for the Omsk Region gubernatorial election in 2023. On September 22, 2023, Khotsenko has officially taken office.
Sanctions Khotsenko was sanctioned by the US Treasury and the
United Kingdom in 2022 following the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. == Awards ==