Ekaterina Tolstikova has become the „First Deputy Prime Minister" of occupied Tskhinvali, according to the RES news agency.
By decree of Marat Kambolov—the "President" of occupied Tskhinvali—Ekaterina Tolstikova has been appointed as "First Deputy Prime Minister."
Additionally, through a separate decree, Kambolov dismissed Dzambolat Tedeev from the position of "First Deputy Prime Minister."
According to her biographical details, Ekaterina Tolstikova was born in Sevastopol in 1981. She graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy in 2004.
Between 2010 and 2016, Tolstikova held various positions within the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, including serving as a Deputy Minister.
In 2016, Tolstikova became the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan, a position she held until 2020. Ekaterina Tolstikova has been an advisor to the Rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology since June 2026.