Sergey Kozlov (politician)

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]}

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Kozlov.

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	(1963-11-07) 7 November 1963 (age 61) Krasnodon, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

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

1. Russian: Сергей Иванович Козлов
   Ukrainian: Сергій Іванович Козлов, romanized: Serhiy Ivanovych Kozlov