Mikhail Tolstykh
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Tolstykh (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Толстых; Ukrainian: Михайло Сергійович Толстих, romanized: Mykhailo Serhiiovych Tolstykh; 19 July 1980 – 8 February 2017), better known by his nom de guerre Givi (Гиви), was a Ukrainian separatist officer wanted for war crimes.[2][3][4][5] He was mainly known as the commander of the collaborationist Donetsk People's Republic's Somalia Battalion during the war in Donbas from 2014,[6] until his assassination in early 2017.[7]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Tolstykh.
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Mikhail Tolstykh Михаил Толстых | |
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Nickname(s) | "Givi" |
Born | (1980-07-19)19 July 1980 Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 8 February 2017(2017-02-08) (aged 36) Donetsk, Ukraine[lower-alpha 1] |
Allegiance | Donetsk People's Republic (2014–2017) |
Service/ | Ukrainian Ground Forces (1998–2000) Donbass People's Militia (2014) DPR 1st Army Corps (2014–2017) |
Years of service | 1998–2000; 2014–2017 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | Somalia Battalion |
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