Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov
uk, Сергій Іванович Козлов, translit=Serhiy Ivanovych Kozlov (born 7 November 1963) is a politician from the
Donbas region, who served as
Prime Minister
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of the
partially-recognised Luhansk People's Republic
The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed ...
(LPR) from 2015 to 2022.
He is a
major general
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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
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.
On September 30, 2022, he resigned due to the annexation of his region.
Biography
Prior to his appointment, he held the position of the vice-commander of the
2nd Army Corps of the Republic.
In 1981, Kozlov enrolled in the
Voroshilovgrad Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.
From 1994 to 2005, Kozlov served in the