Zelensky appointed Timur Tkachenko as the head of the Kyiv City Administration, replacing Serhiy Popko.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Serhiy Popko from the position of head of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA) and appointed Tymur Tkachenko to this role.

The relevant decrees №897/2024 and №898/2024 were published on the president's official website.

Tymur Tkachenko, commenting on his appointment, identified the protection and energy resilience of the city as the main priorities for his future work in the position.

“In a state of full-scale war, Kyiv has been living for almost three years, yet some issues remain a priority – the protection and safety of residents, energy resilience, stable operation of public transport, and of course, a budget that must be used efficiently and with consideration of military challenges,” Tkachenko wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to him, this position is a great honor and a significant responsibility.

“Kyiv must remain a city that provides opportunities for people and businesses, preserves its historical heritage, and creates decent living conditions,” Tkachenko assured.

Serhiy Popko is a Colonel General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; he was appointed head of the KCMA on October 21, 2022.

As reported by Interfax-Ukraine, Tymur Tkachenko was appointed Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine in 2023, where he oversaw shelter issues and criticized the capital's mayor, Vitali Klitschko.

On September 10, 2024, he was dismissed from this position, after which on September 27, he became Deputy Minister for Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine. He was dismissed from this role on December 31, 2024.

Before joining the Ministry of Strategic Industries, according to information on his Facebook, Tkachenko had experience working in Kyiv's government, including serving as the director of the territorial control department of Kyiv, previously as Deputy Head of the Darnytsia District State Administration (RDA), head of the apparatus of the Holosiivskyi RDA, Deputy General Director for Investments and Development of Coastal Infrastructure at the municipal enterprise (KP) "Pleso," and head of the underground pedestrian crossing maintenance department at KP "Kyivblagoustriy."