Vitaliy Ivanovych Bunechko (; born 6 August 1973) is a Ukrainian civil servant and politician. He is the current Governor of Zhytomyr Oblast. Biography In 1995, he graduated from the Lutsk Pedagogical Institute. In 1997, he graduated from the Security Service Academy. Bunechko is a Candidate of Law Sciences. From 1995 to 1996, he worked as a history teacher. From 1996 to 2018, Bunechko worked at the Security Service of Ukraine. He served in Mariupol (Donetsk Oblast). Since 2019 he is Governor of Zhytomyr Oblast. Awards Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class (2022). References External links 1973 births Living people People from Rivne Oblast Lutsk Pedagogical Institute alumni Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class Security Service of Ukraine officers Ukrainian civil servants Governors of Zhytomyr Oblast Independent politicians in Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian politicians