MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – Former Defense Minister of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, Igor Plotnitsky, has been appointed as the republic's new Prime Minister, a source close to the LPR government told RIA Novosti Wednesday.
“Today, Igor Plotnitsky who previously served as Defense Minister has been appointed as new Prime Minister of the Luhansk People’s Republic to replace Valery Bolotov who had earlier announced his resignation,” the source said.
On August 14, Bolotov said he was stepping down due to the effects of the injuries he sustained as his car had been attacked earlier in May. The independence leader said back then that Plotnitsky would be offered to head the republic.
