Serhiy Knyazev ( uk, Сергій Князєв; born 18 October 1971) is a Ukrainian official who served as Chief of Ukraine's National Police from 8 February 2017 until 25 September 2019.

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(8 February 2017)

Career

In 1992 Knyazev started working for the police in his birthplace

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. In 1995 he switched to the criminal police there and became its head in 2008. Knyazev was promoted to leading the criminal investigation department of the

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metropolitan region in 2008. After the start of the

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in 2014 Knyazev was transferred to

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

. In November 2014 he became deputy chief of

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Police Region and head of the criminal police. He took part in the

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. In December 2014 he was awarded the

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"for courage and heroism in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine."Experienced staff, who is the new head of the police Knyazev?

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(8 February 2017) After the July 2015

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shootout between the police and

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Knyazev was transferred to lead the

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Police. From April until November 2016 he was transferred to

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to combat illegal

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mining. Starting in November 2016 Knyazev was appointed head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the

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. On 8 February 2017 he was appointed as the overall head of the National Police of Ukraine. Knyazev tendered his resignation on 24 September 2019 during a press conference, one day after his ex-wife was caught at the Polish border with her employer Vadym Kahan and 500,000 euros. On 26 September 2019 Knyazev was appointed an official adviser to the

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Personal life

Knyazev divorced Viktoriya in 2012. She is the mother of their three children.Голова Нацполіції пояснив історію з екс-дружиною та "пидарас" на кордоні
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References

External links

on "VSE"-website (dated 5 April 2016) {{DEFAULTSORT:Knyazev, Serhiy 1971 births Living people Recipients of the Order of Danylo Halytsky Ukrainian police officers