Sergey Kozlov (politician)
Ukrainian separatist leader; Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov[lower-alpha 1] (born 7 November 1963) is a politician from the Donbas region, who serves as Prime Minister of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) since 2015.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Kozlov.
Quick Facts Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic, President ...
Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov | |
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Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
Assumed office 4 October 2022 | |
President | Leonid Pasechnik |
Preceded by | Himself (as the independent Luhansk People's Republic) |
In office 26 December 2015 – 30 September 2022 | |
President | Igor Plotnitsky Leonid Pasechnik |
Preceded by | Gennadiy Tsypkalov |
Succeeded by | Himself (Russian annexation) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1963-11-07) 7 November 1963 (age 60) Krasnodon, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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He is a major general in the pro-Russian People's Militia of Donbas. He joined the militia after the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. Prior to his defection, he served in Ukraine's State Emergency Service.