"Born on August 30, 1977, Makiyivka, Donetsk Region, UkrSSR.

2014, head of Secretariat of “SOUTH-EAST” Public Movement Coordination Council.

2014, member of “Parliament of Union of People’s Republic of Novorossiya”.

June 26, 2014, first deputy of Oleg Tsariov, “Chairman of the Novorossiya Parliament”. He was the second at the “DNR Head election” (11.45% of votes).

November 12, 2014, appointed “Minister of Foreign Affairs of DNR”.

February 22, 2016, removed from the minister position by Edict of Aleksandr Zakharchenko, DNR chief.

An active supporter of the actions and policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine, and destabilizing Ukraine further.

On November 29, 2014, he was included in the “EU Blacklist” as the “Minister of Foreign Affairs” and “First Deputy Speaker” of the “Parliament” of the “Donetsk People’s Republic”, a candidate in the illegal “elections” of November 2, 2014, for the position of “Head of State” of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” that violated Ukrainian laws and, therefore, were illegal. Justifying the imposition of sanctions, the EU Council also mentioned that after taking office and formally participating in the illegal “elections” as a candidate, Kofman actively supported actions and policies that undermined the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilize it.

On June 18, 2021, he was added to the sanctions list of Ukraine."