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Vladimir Kononov (Donetsk People's Republic)

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Prime Minister
  
Alexander Zakharchenko

Nickname(s)
  
"Tsar"

Battles and wars
  
War in Donbass

Rank
  
Major general

Preceded by
  
Igor Strelkov

Battles/wars
  
War in Donbass

Other name
  
"Tsar"

Vladimir Kononov (Donetsk People's Republic)

President
  
Pavel Gubarev Alexander Zakharchenko

Born
  
October 14, 1974 (age 42) Hirske, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (
1974-10-14
)

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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Vladimir Kononov (Donetsk People's Republic) Wikipedia