The Jewish Autonomous Region was headed by the mother of the Hero of Russia Maria Kostyuk, director of the “Time of Heroes” program. This was reported by the Kremlin website.
The corresponding decree was signed by the President of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Putin.
“The director of the “Time of Heroes” program and deputy director of the “Defenders of the Fatherland” foundation, Maria Kostyuk, was appointed acting governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region, – says the document.
Kostyuk graduated from the Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute in 2000.
From 2017 to 2019 he was assistant to a member of the Federation Council, representative of the government of the Jewish Autonomous Region. Rostislav GoldsteinHe later became deputy chief of staff to the governor and the regional government.
In 2023, he moved to work at the federal level: he headed the department for work with the regions of the State Fund for Supporting Participants of the Northern Military District “Defenders of the Fatherland”, where he worked to establish the activities of branches in the entities constituents of Russia.
In 2024, she became the director of the “Time of Heroes” program, which is implemented by the Higher School of the State University of the Presidential Academy on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation.
Maria Kostyuk – mother of the Hero of Russia, senior lieutenant Andrei Kovtunwho died while carrying out his military service in a special operations zone.
