Denis Vladimirovich Pushilin (Russian: Дени́с Влади́мирович Пуши́лин, pronounced [dʲɪˈnʲis vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈʂɨlʲɪn]; Ukrainian: Денис Володимирович Пушилін, romanized: Denys Volodymyrovych Pushylin; born 9 May 1981[1]) is the Head of State of the Donetsk People's Republic, an unrecognized separatist state in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Pushilin has been the DPR's head of state since September 2018.