Igor Khakimzyanov Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Commander
Igor Kakidzyanov
Native Name:	Игорь Какидзянов
Native Name Lang:	Russian
Birth Date:	25 July 1980
Birth Place:	Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance:	Donetsk People's Republic
Branch:	Donbass People's Militia
Rank:	Commander of the People's Army ^[1]
Battles:	2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine
Battles Label:	Conflicts and Missions

Igor Kakidzyanov (Russian: Игорь Какидзянов) is a former Defense Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).^[2] He was Commander-in-Chief of Popular Army, until captured by pro-Ukrainian paramilitaries on 7 May 2014.^[3]

After the exchange of prisoners, he returned to the DNR and was active in military and politics.

In 2018 there was a bomb attack on him and his party, where 3 people were injured, including Kakidzyanov.^[4]

Sanctions

Kakidzyanov was sanctioned by the UK government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. ^[5]

References

1. News: Demonstrators in Donetsk plan to create 'people's army'. ITAR-TASS. 2014-04-10. 2014-04-14.
2. http://censor.net.ua/news/280471/donetskie_separatisty_prodoljayut_kopirovat_mayidan_sozdayut_narodnuyu_armiyu_vo_glave_s_kakidzyanovym Donetsk separatists continue to copy Maidan - they create a "people's army" led by Kakidzyanov
3. http://www.ibtimes.com/ukrainian-forces-enter-mariupol-briefly-retake-city-hall-building-five-pro-russian-1581127 Ukrainian Forces Enter Mariupol, Briefly Retake City Hall Building; Five Pro-Russian Activists Killed In Clash
4. Web site: В Донецке взорвали кандидата на пост главы ДНР. www.znak.com. 2019-11-03. 2022-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220227152219/https://www.znak.com/2018-09-29/v_donecke_vzorvali_kandidata_na_post_glavy_dnr. dead.
5. Web site: CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK . 16 April 2023.