| Stepan YatskoFormer First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) Vladislav Kuznetsov has taken up of acting head of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. The corresponding document was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On March 15, the head of state held a working meeting with Kuznetsov via video link, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov. During the meeting, it was decided to appoint an official and. O. leader of Chukotka.
It is known that from 2019 to 2021 Kuznetsov served as deputy governor of the Kurgan region. In 2022, he took the place of Deputy Prime Minister of the Lugansk People’s Republic.
