Denis Pushilin

Denis Pushilin
Денис Пушилин
Pushilin in 2023
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic
Assumed office
20 November 2018[a]
Prime Minister
Preceded by
Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic
Acting
7 September 2018 – 18 October 2018
Preceded byDmitry Trapeznikov (acting)
Succeeded byAlexander Ananchenko
Chairman of the Donetsk People's Council
In office
4 September 2015 – 14 September 2018
Preceded byAndrei Purgin
Succeeded byOlga Makeeva
In office
15 May 2014 – 18 July 2014
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byVladimir Makovych (acting)
Personal details
Born (1981-05-09) 9 May 1981 (age 43)
Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Donetsk Republic (2014–present)
SpouseElena Pushilina
Children2
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Denis Vladimirovich Pushilin[b] (born 9 May 1981[1]) is a Russian politician who has served as the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) since 2018.[citation needed] He has held the position in an acting capacity ever since the Russian annexation of the DPR in 2022.

He had previously served as Chairman of the People's Council, and became the acting head of state and government following the assassination of incumbent Alexander Zakharchenko amidst the conflict in the east Ukraine region.[2] He successfully ran for election to a full term in the controversial 2018 elections.[3] Pushilin's role in MMM Global prior to his political career is cited by critics that describe him as a fraudster who was involved in a Ponzi scheme.[4]


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  1. ^ Денис Пушилін: Мажоритарні округи Київська область Округ №94 [Denis Pushylin: Majority districts Kyiv oblast District №94] (in Ukrainian). nbnews.com.ua. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ^ Troianovski, Anton (31 August 2018). "Pro-Russian rebel leader killed in eastern Ukraine blast". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ Парламент ДНР сменил исполняющего обязанности главы республики. Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ^ Sauer, Pjotr (24 February 2022). "'Their golden hour': Donetsk and Luhansk leaders revel in rising profile". The Guardian. Moscow. Retrieved 13 June 2022.