Former so-called “Head of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration”, a position he was appointed to by the government of the Russian Federation on 5 July 2022. As such he was part of the so-called government of the occupied Kherson Oblast and responsible for the preparations for an illegal referendum for Kherson to become part of the Russian Federation.
He is currently First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Kaliningrad Region – Plenipotentiary Representative of the Governor of the Kaliningrad region in the Legislative Assembly of the Kaliningrad region.
He is therefore responsible for, supporting and implementing actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.