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Igor Kastyukevich | |
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Игорь Кастюкевич | |
 Kastuketvich in 2018 | |
| Senator of the legislative branch of the Kherson Oblast | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2023 | |
| Member of the State Duma | |
| In office 19 September 2021 – 20 September 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-12-06) 6 December 1976[1] |
| Party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Saratov Military Institute Of Internal Troops Of The Ministry Of Internal Affairs Of Russia |
Igor Yurievich Kastyukevich (Russian: Игорь Юрьевич Кастюкевич; born 6 December 1976 in Saratov) is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 8th State Duma.[2]
In 2003 he started working in the sports development department of the Ministry of Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism of Saratov Oblast. He left the post to become the head of the combat sports center in Saratov Oblast. From 2008 to 2011, he headed the Saratov Children's and Youth Sports School in martial arts. In 2011–2020, he headed the National Aikido Council of Russia. In 2017, he was appointed the head of the department of Youth Projects of the All-Russia People's Front. Since September 2021, he has served as deputy of the 8th State Duma.[2][3][4]
On 18 April, Kastyukevich was reportedly appointed as a "mayor" for Kherson, after the city was occupied by Russian forces on 2 March.[5] Kastyukevich denied the reports on his alleged appointment as a mayor of Kherson.[6]
Activities
Kastyukevich is the author of several projects that became winners of social and cultural competitions. For example, the project “Bring Your Child to Sports!” helps parents and children understand which sports club to choose and how to develop a love for an active lifestyle.[7]
He is the initiator of the nationwide project “Coach”, aimed at the socialization of troubled teenagers.[8]
In 2020, he became one of the winners of the competition “Leaders of Russia. Politics.”[9][10]
In the summer of 2021, he led a volunteer mission to eliminate the consequences of wildfires in Yakutia. Under his leadership, about a hundred volunteers from 19 regions of the country helped restore the republic after the fires for two weeks.[11][12]
Sanctions
He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[13]
He is one of the members of the State Duma the United States Treasury sanctioned on 24 March 2022 in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]
References
- ^ "Структура". Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации (in Russian). 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b "Кастюкевич, Игорь Юрьевич" (in Russian). ТАСС Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ "Список избранных депутатов Государственной Думы РФ восьмого созыва" (in Russian). Российская газета. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Игорь Юрьевич Кастюкевич" (in Russian). Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Russia has already appointed Igor Kastsyukevich, a Russian MP from Putin's United Russia party, as a "mayor of Kherson."". Twitter. Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Игорь Кастюкевич опроверг слухи о его назначении на должность главы Херсона". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ "Игорь Кастюкевич 🤵 Биография, мнения, цитаты ✔". gipoteza.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Замглавы исполкома ОНФ Игорь Кастюкевич подал документы на участие в праймериз ЕР - Газета.Ru | Новости". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ ""Если меня за десять лет не выгнали, значит, я надежен"". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Заместитель руководителя Исполкома ОНФ, руководитель "Молодежки ОНФ" Игорь Кастю | # | Народный фронт". onf.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Добровольческая миссия по ликвидации последствий ЧС завершилась в Якутии". ВЗГЛЯД.РУ (in Russian). 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ ""Депутат новой волны": Кастюкевич завершил добровольческую миссию в Якутии". Ридус. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia's Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
