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Mikhail Tolstykh Михаил Толстых | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Givi" |
| Born | 19 July 1980 Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 February 2017 (aged 36) Donetsk, Ukraine[a] |
| 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 |
| Battles/wars | |
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]
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- ^ "Militant Konsul killed; Givi wounded near Avdiivka, - militants' websites". Censor.NET. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Separatist commander Mikhail Tolstykh, 'Givi', killed in eastern Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Who needs witnesses of Russian war crimes in Donbas eliminated?". Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group.
- ^ "Witness relates how Motorola killed 'cyborg' Ihor Branovytsky | ZMINA". zmina.info. 20 April 2015.
- ^ Bennetts, Marc. "Separatist leader killed in rocket attack on his office".
- ^ Roth, Andrew (5 October 2014). "In Ukraine, Civilians in Crossfire". New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Separatist commander Mikhail Tolstykh, 'Givi', killed in eastern Ukraine". CBA News. CBC. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
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