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Leonid Pasechnik
Head of the Luhansk People's Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leonid Ivanovich Pasechnik (Russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Па́сечник; Ukrainian: Леонід Іванович Пасічник, romanized: Leonid Ivanovych Pasichnyk; born 15 March 1970) is a Ukrainian-born politician who has served as Head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) since 2017. He holds the position in acting capacity ever since the illegal and unrecognized Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts in 2022. Pasechnik had previously held office as the LPR's Minister of State Security from 2014 to 2018.[2][3][4]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Pasechnik.
Quick Facts Head of the Luhansk People's Republic, Prime Minister ...
Leonid Pasechnik | |
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Леонид Пасечник | |
![]() Pasechnik in 2023 | |
Head of the Luhansk People's Republic[1] | |
Assumed office 25 November 2017[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | |
Prime Minister | Sergey Kozlov |
Preceded by | Igor Plotnitsky |
Minister of State Security of the Luhansk People’s Republic | |
In office 9 October 2014 – 21 November 2018 Acting from 25 November 2017 | |
President | Igor Plotnisky |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-03-15) 15 March 1970 (age 54) Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | United Russia (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | Peace to Luhanshchyna (2014–present) |
Alma mater | Donetsk Military-Political College |
Awards | Medal For Military Service to Ukraine |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1993–2017 |
Rank | Major General (MSS) |
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Prior to his political career, Pasechnik served in the Security Service of Ukraine until the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, which he supported.