Sergey Kozlov (politician)

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
PresidentLeonid Pasechnik
Preceded byHimself (as the independent Luhansk People's Republic)
Succeeded byEgor Kovalchuk
In office
26 December 2015 – 30 September 2022
PresidentIgor Plotnitsky
Leonid Pasechnik
Preceded byGennadiy Tsypkalov
Succeeded byHimself (Russian annexation)
Personal details
Born (1963-11-07) 7 November 1963
Krasnodon, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

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.

Early life

Kozlov was born on 7 November 1963 in Krasnodon, which was then part of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union.[1] In 1981, he graduated from the secondary school of Krasnodon named after S. Tylenin, and he then entered the Voroshilovgrad Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators.[1] After finishing his schooling there, in 1985 he entered into service for the Armed Forces of the USSR, which he served in until 1994 after rising to the rank of a combat control officer - instructor.[1]

Afterwards, from 1994 to 2005, he served in the State Emergency Service, and by the time of his retirement he had become head of the district department of the Krasnodon Raion, achieving the rank of colonel.[1] He was then temporarily retired from 2006 to 2009, before returning to work in the private sector in 2012.[1] He was then a leadering engineer for the Luhansk Energy Association until 2012.[1] On 22 May 2014 he was enlisted into the Zarya Battalion of the LPR, and by 27 May 2014 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Zarya battalion.[1]

Political career

Kozlov left his position as prime minister in 2024.[2] 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".[3][4]

International sanctions

For his activities, Kozlov has been subject to sanctions by several foreign governments. He was first sanctioned by the government of Canada in 2019.[5] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kozlov received sanctions from governments including Switzerland,[6] the United Kingdom,[7] Australia,[8] and the European Union.[9]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Луганский Информационный Центр — Козлов всегда пользовался авторитетом у Народной милиции и жителей Республики - Плотницкий". Lugansk Information Center. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Сергей Козлов останется в команде управленцев ЛНР — Пасечник". lug-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Экс-председатель Правительства Республики Сергей Козлов удостоен звания Героя ЛНР". lug-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Сергей Козлов удостоен звания Героя ЛНР". vesti.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (3 April 2019). "Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 153, Number 7: Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations". gazette.gc.ca. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ SECO, Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. "Massnahmen im Zusammenhang mit der Situation in der Ukraine". www.seco.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ "UK Sanctions List KOZLOV Ivanovich Sergey". search-uk-sanctions-list.service.gov.uk. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Notice to persons and entities listed under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 – Russia and Ukraine". Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 4 August 2022, retrieved 19 June 2025
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