Igor Yurievich Kastyukevich (; born 6 December 1976 in

Saratov Saratov ( , ; , ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the List of cities and tow ...

) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the

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. In 2003 he started working in the sports development department of the Ministry of Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of Saratov Oblast. He left the post to become the head of the combat sports center in

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. From 2008 to 2011, he headed the Saratov Children's and Youth Sports School in martial arts. In 2011–2020, he headed the National Aikido Council of Russia. In 2017, he was appointed the head of the department of Youth Projects of the

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. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the

. On 18 April, Kastyukevich was reportedly appointed as a "mayor" for

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, after the city was occupied by Russian forces on 2 March. Kastyukevich denied the reports on his alleged appointment as a mayor of Kherson.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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. He is one of the members of the

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the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the

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References

1976 births Living people People from Saratov United Russia politicians Eighth convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation) Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions Russian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia) Pro-Russian people of the Russian invasion of Ukraine {{Russia-StateDuma-Deputy-stub