Leonid Pasechnik

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

In this article, the family name is Ivanovich.
Leonid Pasechnik
Леонид Иванович Пасечник
Леонід Іванович Пасічник
File:Leonid Pasechnik (cropped, 2022-02-21).jpg
Pasechnik in 2022
Head of the Luhansk People's Republic
Assumed office
21 November 2018
Acting: 24 November 2017 – 21 November 2018
Prime Minister Sergey Kozlov
Preceded by Igor Plotnitsky
Minister of State Security of the Lugansk People's Republic
In office
9 October 2014 – 28 November 2017
President Igor Plotnisky
Preceded by Post established
Personal details
Born (1970-03-15) 15 March 1970 (age 54)
Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party Peace for Lugansk Region (2014–present)
United Russia (2021–present)
Awards Medal For Military Service to Ukraine
Military service
Allegiance  Ukraine
 Luhansk People's Republic
Service/branch Flag of the Security Service of Ukraine.svg Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
Luhansk People's Republic Ministry of State Security of the Luhansk People's Republic
Years of service 2014–2017
Rank Major General (MSS of the LPR)

Leonid Ivanovich Pasechnik (Russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Па́сечник, Ukrainian: Леонід Іванович Пасічник; Leonid Ivanovych Pasichnyk; born 15 March 1970) is the leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. He previously served as the republic's Minister of State Security from 2014 to 2017.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Pasechnik's father worked in law enforcement,[4] for the OBKhSS, for 26 years.[3][4] In 1975 the Pasechnik family moved to Magadan in the Russian Far East[4] where Pasechnik's father was associated with gold mine operations.[3]

Pasechnik graduated the Donetsk Military-Political College and worked for the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Luhansk Oblast as a chief of a detachment combating contraband operations[4] and the chief of the Stakhanov district detachment.[3] On 15 August 2006 he became famous for intercepting large quantities of contraband at Izvaryne border checkpoint ($1.94 mln and 7.24 mln Russian rubles), at the same time refusing a bribe out of principle.[3][4]

In March 2007 SBU Lieutenant Colonel Pasechnik received from the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko a medal For Military Service to Ukraine, "for showing integrity and professionalism in the line of duty".[3]

In 2014 he sided with pro-Russian militants, becoming on 9 October 2014 a minister of State Security for the self-proclaimed state Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).[3][4]

On 21 November 2017, armed men in unmarked uniforms took up positions in the center of Luhansk in what appeared to be a power struggle between the head of the republic Igor Plotnitsky and the (sacked by Plotnitsky) LPR appointed interior minister Igor Kornet.[5][6] Three days later the website of the separatists stated that Plotnitsky had resigned "for health reasons. Multiple war wounds, the effects of blast injuries, took their toll."[7] The website stated that Pasechnik had been named acting leader "until the next elections."[7] Russian media reported that Plotnitsky had fled the unrecognised republic on 23 November 2017 to Russia.[8] On 25 November the 38-member People's Council of the LPR unanimously approved Plotnitsky's resignation.[9] Pasechnik declared his adherence to the Minsk accords, claiming "The republic will be consistently executing the obligations taken under these agreements."[10] On 30 March 2018 Pasechnik stated "Our [LPR] experience can help all regions of Ukraine eventually gain freedom and independence, and then we can together declare a new Ukraine in which representatives of different nationalities and cultures will freely live."[11] (While meeting people living in territory controlled by LPR in the summer of 2019) Pasechnik stated: "It does not mean, that we will return back into Ukraine. This is the only way to stop this madness, this war. You should understand that we, as a sovereign state will be a state within the state – that will be our special status".[12]

On 6 December 2021, Pasechnik became a member of the Russian ruling party United Russia.[13] United Russia chairman Dmitry Medvedev personally handed him his party ticket during the party's annual congress in Moscow.[13]

On 27 March 2022, Pasechnik said that the Luhansk People's Republic may hold a referendum to join Russia in the near future.[14][15]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />
  1. ↑ Леонид Пасечник стал и.о. главы ЛНР
  2. ↑ Анатолий Антонов возглавил Министерство госбезопасности ЛНР
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Former SBU agent, whom Yushchenko gave a medal. Who is the new leader of "LPR" (Бывший СБУшник, которому дал медаль Ющенко. Кто такой новый главарь "ЛНР"). Espreso.tv. 24 November 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Who is Pasechnik and what type of conflict he had with Plotnitsky (Кто такой Пасечник и какой конфликт был у него с Плотницким). DNR 24. 24 November 2017
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ukraine rebel region's security minister says he is new leader , Reuters (24 November 2017)
    Separatist Leader In Ukraine's Luhansk Resigns Amid Power Struggle, Radio Free Europe (24 November 2017)
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lugansk People’s Republic head resigns, TASS news agency (24 November 2017)
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Donbas: The new repertoire, The Ukrainian Week (28 September 2019)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Ukraine conflict: Putin invites separatist leaders into his party. The Times (6 December 2021)
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Leonid_Pasechnik&oldid=726445431"