Career
On 4 March 2014, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration on internal affairs In parliament he joined the inter-fractional group Ukrop. In September 2014, Filatov threatened in public journalist Anatoliy Sharyi, using obscene words and promising to beat the journalist.
In the 2015 Ukrainian local elections Filatov was elected Mayor of Dnipropetrovsk (on 15 November 2015).