“Volodymyr Kononov has been confirmed by the Supreme Council as the Defense Minister of the DPR,” Rudenko said.
Last night DPR Security Council member Serhiy Kavtaradze told Interfax that the DPR leaders had appointed Kononov as the acting defense minister to replace Igor Girkin (Strelkov) who had tendered his resignation.
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Kononov is “a well-known militants and the commander of one of our detachments,” Kavtaradze said.
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