“My posts were getting in the way”: Hennadii Zadyrko submitted his resignation as an adviser to the mayor of Mykolaiv

Public statements about mobilizing officials and General Marchenko’s role in the defense of Mykolaiv prompted Zadyrko’s decision.

On Friday, November 13, 2026, Hennadii Zadyrko, an unpaid adviser to Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych, submitted a statement resigning from his position. He announced this on social media, explaining that his recent public statements had begun to make further cooperation with the city authorities difficult.

According to Hennadii Zadyrko, some officials had reacted negatively to his views on certain issues. These included his belief that all citizens should contribute to the defense of the country, as well as his assessment of General Dmytro Marchenko’s role in defending Mykolaiv during Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Hennadii Zadyrko also cited the fact that some readers had begun to mistake his personal statements for the mayor’s official position.

“First and foremost, this is because some readers took my public position, statements, and posts from recent months to represent the mayor’s position. That is not the case.”

As a reminder, on August 27, 2026, Hennadii Zadyrko publicly called on civil servants and elected officials to personally join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the time, he proposed forming a kind of “officials’ brigade” from representatives of the Mykolaiv region authorities.

Following the statement, Oleksandr Senkevych told MykVisti that his unpaid adviser’s comments on mobilization reflected Zadyrko’s personal position, not that of the mayor or city council. The mayor also said he did not approve of the way the adviser had personally addressed the head of the regional military administration, Heorhii Reshetilov.

Another widely discussed post by Hennadii Zadyrko appeared on October 12, 2026. In it, he questioned the widespread view of General Dmytro Marchenko as the main savior of Mykolaiv in the spring of 2022. Zadyrko believed the general’s contribution to the city’s defense was overstated, while the efforts of artillery crews, infantry, and other direct participants in the fighting received too little recognition.

The statement sparked heated debate among residents. As Korabelov.info reported in its roundup of October’s most talked-about events, discussion of General Dmytro Marchenko’s role in the city’s defense drew 573 comments, making it one of the most prominent debates in the local information space.

Hennadii Zadyrko became an unpaid adviser to Oleksandr Senkevych on veterans, families of fallen defenders, and prisoners of war on June 16, 2026. The appointment was made by an order signed by First Deputy Mayor Vitalii Lukov.

For now, this is only a submitted statement. There is no information about an order terminating his appointment.

We have previously reported:

• Who saved Mykolaiv, where did the tomatoes go, and why did the tigress escape: what the city debated
• Zadyrko called Marchenko’s role in the defense of Mykolaiv exaggerated
• High salaries, awards, and rear offices: Senkevych’s adviser calls on officials to join the Armed Forces
• Their husbands defend the country, while their entrepreneur wives are left without electricity: Zadyrko appeals to Kim
• In Mykolaiv, a recruitment center employee beat a disabled veteran and cyborg, says mayor’s adviser