[1][2] Since 2022, he has focused on constructing fortifications, prioritizing budget policies to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense units, and establishing a city humanitarian aid center for refugees.

In May 2023, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine ordered Trukhanov's arrest for his failure to post bail in relation to an ongoing embezzlement investigation.

[3][4] The case is one of several involving allegations of corruption in Odesa municipality, with connections to Trukhanov, which have attracted the attention of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine.

[10] In 2001, he took on the role of advisor to the General Director for Security of the Enterprise with Foreign Investments LLC "Lukoil-Ukraine," where he worked until 2002.

His career continued with a position as advisor to the Director for Relations with Government Authorities and the Public at the private enterprise "Ukrtranscontainer" from 2007 to 2008.

[13] During this period, from 2006 to 2010, he also held the position of Chairman of the Permanent Deputy Commission of the Odesa City Council on Youth and Sports issues.

[14] In the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Trukhanov was placed in the top ten of the party list of Opposition Bloc.

[15] But the nationwide list of this party won 3.23% of the votes and thus did not overcome the 5% election barrier, keeping Trukhanov out of parliament.

[19] Trukhanov defeated Mykola Skoryk of Opposition Platform — For Life in the second round of the mayoral election on 15 November 2020, 54.28% of the voters voted for him.

[28] A children's clinic was built in the Peresyp district with 83 offices, over 100 specialists, and a capacity of serving 550 patients per shift.

[43][44] In 2020, Gennadiy Trukhanov opened an overpass at the 10th station of the Big Fountain, connecting two parts of the "Health Route."

[45][46] After the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Trukhanov created a working group of historians with diverse perspectives on historical facts.

The Odesa city government negotiated with the head of the UNESCO World Heritage Center, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, to form a working group including members of Italy's Ministry of Culture, researchers from the Polytechnic University of Turin, members of the UNESCO nomination committee, and Odesa historians, cultural experts, and architects.

[50][51] In April 2017, the Odesa City Council, headed by Gennady Trukhanov, presented the "Socially Active Citizen" platform.

Since 2014, the Odesa City Council, headed by Gennadiy Trukhanov, has established sister-city relations and signed a number of agreements with foreign partners.

Since the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the city authorities of Odesa have focused on the construction of fortifications.

Despite the full-scale invasion, Mayor of Odesa Gennadiy Trukhanov was focused on maintaining social standards and helping vulnerable populations.

[71][72] Since the start of the full-scale invasion, City officials have been assisting in housing, feeding and finding employment for IDPs who were forced to leave their homes.

[73] Since the introduction of martial law, as of January 1, 2024, 85.5 thousand people applied to the regional departments of social protection of the population of the city of Odesa and received certificates of registration of internally displaced persons.