Oleksandr Yevhenovych Skakun (Ukrainian: Олександр Євгенович Скакун; born on 21 August 1973), is a Ukrainian government official, who was governor of Kharkiv Oblast from 11 August 2021 to 24 December 2021.

[2] From December 1993 to June 1994, Skakun served in the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

[3] From February 1995 to January 2017, Skakun served in the Security Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv.

[2] When Svitlychna left this post in November 2019[4] Skakun continued his career in the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration.

[5] On 24 December 2021 President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleh Synyehubov as Governor of Kharkiv Oblast.