Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka (, Russian: Виктор Павлович Пшонка, born 6 February 1954, Serhiyivtsi, Sloviansk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a former Prosecutor General of Ukraine (from 4 November 2010 until 22 February 2014), State Counselor of Justice of Ukraine and member of the High Council of Justice of Ukraine. He holds a Doctor of Laws degree, and is a member of the International Association of Prosecutors. Having served under former President Viktor Yanukovych, on 22 February 2014, amidst the Revolution of Dignity, the Verkhovna Rada ousted Pshonka in a no-confidence vote. On 23 February 2014 an arrest warrant was issued to arrest Pshonka. Pshonka is believed to have fled to Russia in the aftermath of Yanukovych being ousted, and took Russian citizenship. Early life and education Viktor Pshonka was born on 6 February 1954 in Serhiyivka, Slovyansk District of Donetsk Oblast. After graduating from high school he was called up for military service in the Soviet Army. Having discharged from army, he got a job at one of the enterprises in Donetsk Oblast. In 1975, Viktor Pshonka enrolled at the Kharkiv Law Institute. Career In 1980, he began work at Kramatorsk Prosecutor's Office in Donetsk Oblast, where he served as investigator, and eventually as an assistant to prosecutor of the city of Kramatorsk. From 1986 till 1997, Viktor Pshonka served as prosecutor of Kramatorsk City. In 1997, he was appointed first deputy prosecutor of Donetsk Oblast. In 1998–2003, he was prosecutor of Donetsk Oblast, one of the biggest regions in Ukraine. In November 2003, Viktor P. Pshonka was appointed Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine. He was in charge of prosecutor's supervision over observance of laws by the agencies of the Ministry of Interior, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), tax police and special units combating organized crime and corruption. He was also responsible for supervision over state customs service and border guard. He resigned voluntarily from his office in December 2004, but returned to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine at the end of 2006. In November 2010, members of Ukraine's Parliament voted in favor (292 votes) of Viktor Pshonka's appointment as the General Prosecutor of Ukraine. General Prosecutor of Ukraine Since his appointment to office, Viktor Pshonka has laid emphasis in his activity on bringing Ukrainian prosecution service in line with European standards. Speaking on the Ukrainian TV channel Inter four days after his appointment, Pshonka called