Sergey Kozlov (politician)
Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov | |
|---|---|
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.
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]
Notes
References
- ^ "Сергей Козлов останется в команде управленцев ЛНР — Пасечник". lug-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Экс-председатель Правительства Республики Сергей Козлов удостоен звания Героя ЛНР". lug-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Сергей Козлов удостоен звания Героя ЛНР". vesti.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (3 April 2019). "Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 153, Number 7: Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations". gazette.gc.ca. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ SECO, Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. "Massnahmen im Zusammenhang mit der Situation in der Ukraine". www.seco.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "UK Sanctions List KOZLOV Ivanovich Sergey". search-uk-sanctions-list.service.gov.uk. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Notice to persons and entities listed under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 – Russia and Ukraine". Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 7 June 2023.
- ^ Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 4 August 2022, retrieved 19 June 2025