Lutsenko smiled at an old childhood photo on his anniversary.

The former Attorney General of Ukraine and ex-Minister of Internal Affairs Yuri Lutsenko, who was forced to leave the army, is celebrating a milestone. Today, December 14, the politician turns 60 years old, and to mark the occasion, he shared some archival photographs and outlined his key life principles.

Yuri Lutsenko shared his photos on his Facebook page. "Telegraph" decided to explore what the Ukrainian politician was like as a child and what his dreams were.

Yuri Lutsenko shows how he looked as a child

The former Attorney General of Ukraine was born in 1964 in Rivne to a family of a party worker. His father, Vitaliy Lutsenko, headed the city department of the Communist Party and was later elected to parliament from the Communist Party after Ukraine declared independence.

In one interview, Yuri Lutsenko admitted that as a child he did not dream of becoming a policeman; instead, he wanted to be a forester, firefighter, or traveler. He enjoyed playing with toy soldiers, performed well in school, but did not like physical education. Starting from the eighth grade, he hosted segments about school life that were broadcast during breaks.

In one of the archival photos, he is captured with his older brother, Sergey Lutsenko. Yuri laughed at his childhood hairstyle and left a caption on the background of the photo: "Swim against the current," which is one of his life principles.

It is worth noting that Yuri Lutsenko received his education at Lviv Polytechnic Institute, and during his studies, he served in the army. His political career began in 1991, and he participated in the "Ukraine Without Kuchma" campaign, the "Orange Revolution," and "Euromaidan."

At the onset of the full-scale war, he joined the Ukrainian army, fought near Kyiv, as well as in the Mykolaiv and Donetsk directions. In 2023, Yuri Lutsenko was awarded the rank of "captain," but he left the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to disability.

"Telegraph" previously reported how Yuri Lutsenko's wife looks now, who unexpectedly left politics. She is referred to as the "woman of the third millennium."