Igor Venediktovich Plotnitsky[a] (born 25 June 1964) is a former Ukrainian separatist leader who served as the head[2] of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, in eastern Ukraine, from 14 August 2014 to 24 November 2017.[3] He was born 26 June 1964 either in Luhansk[4] or in the town of Kelmentsi,[5] Chernivtsi Oblast.[6] Plotnitsky himself did not issue a public statement on 24 November 2017, but on that day a Luhansk People's Republic website claimed he had resigned as their president.[7] On 25 November the 38-member People's Council of the self-proclaimed state unanimously approved Plotnitsky's resignation.[8]
^"Why are Ukraine separatist elections controversial?". BBC News Europe. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^Глава ЛНР Игорь Плотницкий ушел в отставку
^Глава ЛНР" временно "ушёл в отставку (in Russian). rbc.ru. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^"Биография Игоря Плотницкого (Biography of Igor Plotnytskiy)" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^Parents of the terrorists leader left native village out of shame for their son Archived 2015-07-11 at the Wayback Machine Ukrinform. 12 September 2014
^"Що думають про лідера "ЛНР" на рідній Буковині". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^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)
^Народный совет ЛНР единогласно проголосовал за отставку Плотницкого (in Russian). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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Igor Venediktovich Plotnitsky (born 25 June 1964) is a former Ukrainian separatist leader who served as the head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's...
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