Born on June 26, 1976, in the city of Donetsk. A Russian collaborator, former leader, and concurrently chairman of the “Council of Ministers” of the terrorist group “Donetsk People’s Republic” from 2014 to 2018. Recognized as a terrorist in Ukraine.
A war criminal and traitor who illegally seized power in the Donetsk region. He traded humanitarian aid in seized ATB supermarket chains (later the chain was renamed “First Republican Supermarket”). Accused of stealing and selling weapons supplied by the Russian Federation. He called for the overthrow of the constitutional order, participated in military actions against Ukraine, and called for the destruction of the civilian population of Ukraine.
He was killed in an explosion at the “Separ” restaurant in Donetsk on August 31, 2018.