Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Lukashev was born on 1 April 1976 in the city of Antratsyt, in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk Oblast.

He was also head of the legal department of the Serhii Shakhov Foundation, a charitable organisation.

From 2011 to 2017, he also served as a member of the scientific consulting council to the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

[2] During his election, Lukashev acquired attention after bags of sugar with his name on them were distributed in Luhansk Oblast by the Serhii Shakhov Foundation.

[6] Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lukashev was active in spreading Russian propaganda on Ukrainian news channels, on one occasion participating in a broadcast alongside Luhansk People's Republic politician Rodion Miroshnyk [ru].