Igor Kakidzyanov () is a former Defense Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). He was Commander-in-Chief of Popular Army, until captured by pro-Ukrainian paramilitaries on 7 May 2014.
After the exchange of prisoners, he returned to the DNR and was active in military and politics.
In 2018 there was a bomb attack on him and his party, where 3 people were injured, including Kakidzyanov.
Sanctions
Kakidzyanov was sanctioned by the
UK government in 2014 in relation to the
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then ...
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References
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Living people
Pro-Russian people of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
People from the Donetsk People's Republic
Pro-Russian people of the war in Donbas
Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions
1980 births
Ukrainian collaborators with Russia
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Ukraine
People from Makiivka
Warlords