Igor Evgenievich KONASHENKOV

Head of the Department of Information and Communications within the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Therefore, he is responsible for actively supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine. Igor Konashenkov is Head of the Department of Information and Communications of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, with the rank of Lieutenant General. In his position of Chief Spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defence, he has been responsible for manipulating information and spreading disinformation about Russian military actions in Ukraine. He promoted a positive attitude to Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea and the actions of separatists in Donbas, portrayed the situation in Ukraine in a biased manner and spread disinformation about Ukrainian and Western activities.

Function: Head of the Department of Information and Communications of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation; Lieutenant General

Igor Konashenkov est chef du département de l’information et des communications du ministère de la défense de la Fédération de Russie, avec le rang de lieutenant général. En sa qualité de porte-parole principal du ministère russe de la défense, il a été responsable de manipulation de l’information et de diffusion d’éléments de désinformation sur les actions militaires russes en Ukraine. Il a promu une attitude positive à l’égard de la guerre d’agression non provoquée menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine, de l’annexion de la Crimée et des actions des séparatistes dans le Donbass, a décrit la situation en Ukraine de manière partiale et a diffusé des éléments de désinformation sur les activités ukrainiennes et occidentales. Il est donc responsable de soutenir activement ou de mettre en œuvre des actions ou des politiques compromettant ou menaçant l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine, ou la stabilité ou la sécurité en Ukraine.

Born on 15 May 1966 - Disqualified

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Chief spokesperson of Russian Ministry of Defence

Official of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Head of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Holds a senior position in the federal state body responsible for the military actions of the Russian armed forces against Ukraine. Directly responsible for promoting the aggressive war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

Chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation