Name

Denis Vladimirovich Pushilin

Year of birth

1981

Additional Information

Places of birth:

Ukraine

Justifications:

One of the leaders of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. Participated in the seizure and occupation of the regional administration in Donetsk in 2014. Until 4 September 2015, he was the so-called Deputy Chairman of the so-called “People’s Council” of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. Since 4 September 2015, he has been so-called “Chairman” of the so-called “People’s Council of the Donetsk People’s Republic”. So-called “acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic” after 7 September 2018. So-called “Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic” following the so-called elections of 11 November 2018 and 8 to 10 September 2023.

Member of the United Russia party and its secretary in the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”.

On 21 February 2022, he signed the “Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Russia and the Donetsk People’s Republic” as representative of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”.

After the annexation of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” on 30 September, he became a so-called “Acting Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic” on 4 October 2022.