Andrey Kozitsyn, who left the post of general director in July 2022 after the start of sanctioned pressure, returned to the position

The post of general director Kozitsyn took on July 3. These three years was replaced by Elfat Ismagilov, a former chairman of the board of directors of the company. Ismagilov, in turn, was replaced by oleg Melyukhov, the deputy general director, who was responsible for interaction with the security forces. “Melyukhov was retired,” the first interlocutor shared. According to the second, the top manager was transferred to the status of an adviser. The press service of the UMMC did not comment on the information.

Kozitsyn left the post of general director of the UMMC after the European Union imposed sanctions against him in July 2022. In the West, this was explained by the fact that it "is a significant source of income of the Government of the Russian Federation." When he left the post, the company's press service indicated: the decision was made to exclude the indirect application of sanctions to the companies of the UMMC group