Born on 4 August 1971 in Zaporizhzhia.
Graduated from Zaporizhzhia National University with a degree in History.
Ukrainian scholar, archaeologist and cultural figure, Candidate of Historical Sciences (PhD), author of more than 30 scientific publications.
2007–2022: Director General of the National Reserve “Khortytsia”.
During his tenure at Khortytsia, the following sites were discovered: a Scythian hillfort in the Sovutyna gully; a Bronze Age sanctuary on the Braharnia hill; Bronze Age ritual structures near the Molodniaha gully; and underwater archaeological sites in the Old Dnipro riverbed, including a Zaporozhian chaika boat and a brigantine. He supervised the construction of the “Zaporozhian Sich” historical and cultural complex.