Olha Kuryshko has been appointed Acting Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. She has served as Deputy Permanent Representative since June 2023.

Olha Kuryshko joined the Mission’s team in December 2021, heading its Legal Support Department. She has consistently worked on strategic and programmatic documents related to reintegration and actively participated in developing regulatory acts aimed at protecting the rights of residents of the temporarily occupied peninsula. Her efforts have focused on ensuring access to education, pension benefits, obtaining passport documents, and providing support to political prisoners and their families.

As of today, Acting Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Olha Kuryshko, and Deputy Permanent Representative, Denys Chystikov, will continue the established work of our institution.