Igor Plotnitsky
| Igor Plotnitsky | |
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| President of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
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Assumed office 14 August 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
Marat Bashirov (Acting) Himself Hennadiy Tsypkalov Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov |
| Preceded by | Valery Bolotov (as People's Governor) |
| Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
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In office 20 August 2014 – 26 August 2014 |
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| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Marat Bashirov (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hennadiy Tsypkalov |
| Minister of Defence of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
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In office 18 May 2014 – 14 August 2014 |
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| President | Valery Bolotov |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Bednov |
| Personal details | |
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25 June 1964 Luhansk or Kelmentsi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Political party | Peace for Luhansk Region |
| Religion | Protestant |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union Luhansk People's Republic
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| Years of service | 1982–1991 2014–present |
| Rank | Major |
Igor Venediktovich Plotnitsky (Russian: И́горь Венеди́ктович Плотни́цкий; IPA: [ˈigərʲ vʲɪnʲɪˈdʲiktəvʲɪtɕ plɐtˈnʲitskʲɪj], Ukrainian: Ігор Венедиктович Плотницький) is the separatists leader of the unrecognised self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, in eastern Ukraine. He was born 26 June 1964 either in Luhansk or in the town of Kelmentsi,Chernivtsi Oblast.
Plotnitsky was born either in Luhansk or in the town of Kelmentsi to Venedikt and Nina Plotnitsky. He also has a brother Mykhailo Plotnitsky who resides in Kiev. According to a journalist research, Plotnitsky graduated school in Kelmentsi. According to one of his classmates Plotnitsky went to live in Luhansk in 1982, when he joined the army. Other sources claim that he was drafted to the army in 1982, Plotnitsky served in Penza where he also graduated the Penza Artillery and Engineer College. In 1991 Plotnitsky retired from the Soviet Army as a major and moved to Luhansk.
Plotnitsky was a reserve officer of the Soviet Army and started to dedicate himself to business activities after the fall of Soviet Union. Eventually Plotnitsky opened his own business in sale of fuel and lubrication materials. In 2004-2012 he worked for the regional Inspection in protection of Consumer Rights.
With the start of 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine (in the Donbass region), Plotnitsky sided with so called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). In April 2014 he organized the rebel battalion Zarya and on 21 May 2014 he was appointed as the Minister of Defense for Luhansk People's Republic. After resignation of Valeriy Bolotov on 14 August 2014, Plotnitsky changed him as a Head of LPR.
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