Viktor Tikhonov (politician)

Viktor Mykolayovych Tikhonov, also spelled Viktor Tykhonov (Ukrainian: Віктор Миколайович Тихонов; 5 March 1949 – 29 August 2020) was a Ukrainian politician.

Born in Antratsyt Raion, Tikhonov served in the Verkhovna Rada from 1990 to 1994[2] and again from 2006[3] to 2014.

[5] Additionally, Tikhonov was chairman of the Luhansk Regional Council in eastern Ukraine from 1998 to 2006.

[5] In a 2016 interview, Tikhonov stated that he now permanently lived in Russian-occupied Crimea.

[5] Viktor Tikhonov died from pneumonia in Simferopol on 29 August 2020, at the age of 71.