Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov | |
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![]() Kozlov in 2018. | |
Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
Assumed office 26 December 2015 | |
President | Igor Plotnitsky Leonid Pasechnik |
Preceded by | Gennadiy Tsypkalov |
Personal details | |
Born | Krasnodon, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 7 November 1963
Political party | Peace for Luhansk Region |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1994–present |
Rank | Colonel (Ukraine) Major general (LPR) |
Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov[a] (born 7 November 1963) is a politician from the Lugansk region, who has served as the Prime Minister of the Lugansk People’s Republic since 2015.
He is a major general in the People's Militia of Donbas, which he joined in response to the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, followed by the LPR's declaration of independence. Prior to his defection, he served in Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
Biography
Prior to his appointment, he held the position of the vice-commander of the Corps of the Republic.[1]
In 1981, Kozlov enrolled in the Voroshilovgrad Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.
From 1994 to 2005, Kozlov served in the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
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References
- ^ "Правительство ЛНР возглавил Сергей Козлов". Vesti. 26 December 2015.