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Pavel Pechnikov

Former Representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the Tskhinvali Region

General biographical information

  • Pavel Pechnikov is representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the Tskhinvali Region and advisor to the diplomatic mission of the Russian de facto embassy.
  • He is police Colonel.

Relations with the Tskhinvali Region

  • On June 23, 2018, de facto Minister of Internal Affairs of the Tskhinvali Region Igor Naniyev and the Russian Federation „ambassador“ to the region Marat Kulakhmetov, together with Pechnikov, checked on the construction progress of the joint information-coordination center of the Ministries of Internal Affairs.
  • On August 25, 2018, on behalf of the Russian Minister of Internal Affairs, Pechnikov rewarded ministerial awards to the management of the Interior Ministry of the Tskhinvali Region. He also congratulated local law enforcement officials on the day of the Tskhinvali Region independence recognition by Russia on August 26, 2008.
  • On April 8, 2019, de facto Minister of Internal Affairs of the Tskhinvali Region Igor Naniyev  handed over ministerial awards of the MoIA of the Russian Federation to the employees of the joint information-coordination center for their contribution to the establishment and development of the center. Pechnikov also attended the event. According to Pechnikov, with this  event, the management of the Interior Ministries of the Tskhinvali Region and the Russian Federation, valued the success of the staff.
  • On July 4, 2019, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the joint information-coordination center establishment, the center personnel solemn construction took place. The personnel were handed over various awards. De facto President Anatoly Bibilov, de facto Prime Minister Erik Pukhaev, as well as Russia's de facto ambassador to the Tskhinvali Region Marat Kulakhmetov and Pechnikov congratulated the center employees on the anniversary. A video on the center establishment main stages was also screened at the solemn event.
  • On February 27, 2020, de facto Minister of Internal Affairs of the Tskhinvali Region Igor Naniyev and the „ambassador“ of the Russian Federation to the region Marat Kulakhmetov checked on the second stage of construction of the Interior Ministries’s joint information-coordination center. Pechnikov and the center Director Alan Bolatayev also accompanied.
  • On July 4, 2020, Pechnikov attended the Departmental Medal Award Ceremony of the staff of the Joint Information-Coordination Center, and, on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, congratulated the de facto law enforcement officers on that day.
  • On October 9, 2020, Pechnikov attended the graduation ceremony of students of higher educational institutions of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wished the graduates “a successful career that would benefit the people of South Ossetia.”