Aleksandr Petrovich Kharitonov (Russian: Александр Харитонов) is a Ukrainian politician who appeared in media during the pro-Russian unrest in March 2014.
Kharitonov repeatedly represented Russia at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where he won three medals: gold (in 2002, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16…
The following year, Kharitonov signed with the New York Islanders, but played just five games for the team as well as two games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League before returning to Russia to play for Avangard…