Nickname(s) "Tsar" Battles and wars War in Donbass | Preceded by Igor Strelkov Battles/wars War in Donbass Other name "Tsar" | |
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President Pavel GubarevAlexander Zakharchenko Allegiance Ukraine (until 2014) Donetsk People's Republic (from 2014) | ||
Vladimir Petrovich Kononov (Russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Ко́нонов; born October 14, 1974; nom de guerre Tsar) is the Defence Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. His appointment was confirmed on August 15, 2014, after the resignation of Igor Girkin. Kononov is a Donetsk local. In 2014, he was a Lieutenant colonel, and by 2015 was promoted to Major general.
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