Vladimir Kononov (Donetsk People's Republic)
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Vladimir Petrovich Kononov (Russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Ко́нонов; born October 14, 1974; nom de guerre Tsar)[1] is a former defence minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, serving from August 15, 2014 after the resignation of Igor Girkin (also known as Igor Strelkov) until October 1, 2018.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts Major general, Minister of Defence of theDonetsk People's Republic ...
Vladimir Kononov | |
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Владимир Кононов | |
Minister of Defence of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
In office 15 August 2014 – 1 October 2018 | |
President | Pavel Gubarev Alexander Zakharchenko |
Prime Minister | Alexander Zakharchenko |
Preceded by | Igor Strelkov |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1974-10-14) October 14, 1974 (age 49) Hirske, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nickname | "Tsar" (Царь) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ukraine (until 2014) Donetsk People's Republic (from 2014) |
Rank | Major general |
Battles/wars | War in Donbas |
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Kononov is a Donetsk local.[4] In 2014, he was a lieutenant colonel, and by 2015 was promoted to major general.