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Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov | |
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 Kozlov in 2018 | |
| Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
| In office 4 October 2022 –10 July 2024 | |
| President | Leonid Pasechnik |
| Preceded by | Himself (as the independent Luhansk People's Republic) |
| Succeeded by | Egor Kovalchuk |
| 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 | 7 November 1963 Krasnodon,Ukrainian SSR,Soviet Union |
Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov [a] (born 7 November 1963) is a politician from the Donbas region,who served as Prime Minister of the disputed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) from 2015. 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.[ citation needed ]
Kozlov left his position as prime minister in 2024. [1] Later that year,he was awarded the title "Hero of the Luhansk People's Republic" in recognition for his actions to be among the first to defend the region from "Ukrainian nationalists". [2] [3]
For his activities,Kozlov has been subject to sanctions by several foreign governments. He was first sanctioned by the government of Canada in 2019. [4] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,Kozlov received sanctions from governments including Switzerland, [5] the United Kingdom, [6] Australia, [7] and the European Union. [8]
