President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on March 5th appointing Anton Sirotkin ataman of the Black Sea Cossack army. The document was published on the official portal of legal information.
Sirotkin, who is a member of United Russia, holds the position of adviser to the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov.
Recall that the Black Sea Cossack army was created at the beginning of last year to unite the Cossacks of Crimea and Sevastopol.
