Aleksandr Kharitonov (politician)

Aleksandr Petrovich Kharitonov
People's Governor of the Luhansk People's Republic
Acting
5 March 2014 – 13 May 2014
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byGennadiy Tsypkalov (Acting)
Leader of Luganskaya Gvardiya
In office
2014–2014
Personal details
Born (1971-07-06) 6 July 1971 (age 53)[1]
Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyProgressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
Military service
AllegianceLuhansk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic

Aleksandr Petrovich Kharitonov (Russian: Александр Харитонов) is a Ukrainian politician who appeared in media during the pro-Russian unrest in March 2014. He is the first leader of Russian separatists forces in Luhansk region. He is one of the pioneers and founders of the Russian Spring in the Eastern Ukraine.

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