Manolis Pilavov
Manolis Pilavov | |
|---|---|
Манолис Пилавов | |
Pilavov in 2017 | |
| Mayor of Luhansk | |
| In office 2 December 2014 – 8 November 2023 | |
| LPR Head | |
| Preceded by | Serhiy Kravchenko (de jure) |
| Succeeded by | Yana Pashchenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1964 Alekseevka, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 3 July 2025 (aged 61) Luhansk, Ukraine |
| Party | United Russia |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Lugansk National Agrarian University East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University |
Manolis Vasilyevich Pilavov (Russian: Манолис Васильевич Пилавов; 24 March 1964 – 3 July 2025) was a politician and sports administrator who served as the de facto mayor of Luhansk under the administration of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) from 2014 to 2023.
Pilavov also served as president of the Luhansk Oblast Football Federation and briefly held the presidency of FC Zorya Luhansk in 2009. Before entering politics and sports, he worked as a civil engineer.
He was a member of the pro-Russian Party of Regions and opposed the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. After the establishment of the LPR, he was appointed mayor by separatist authorities. The Security Service of Ukraine declared him a member of an illegal armed group and placed him on a wanted list for terrorism-related activities.