Mikhail Tolstykh
Mikhail Sergeyevich Tolstykh (Ukrainian: Михайло Сергійович Толстих, Russian: Михаи́л Сергéевич Толсты́х; 19 July 1980 – 8 February 2017), better known by his nom de guerre Givi (Ги́ви), was a Ukrainian separatist officer wanted for war crimes. He was mainly known as the commander of the collaborationist Donetsk People's Republic's Somalia Battalion during the war in Donbas from 2014, until his assassination in early 2017.
Mikhail Tolstykh | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Givi" |
| Born | 19 July 1980 Ilovaisk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 February 2017 (aged 36) Donetsk, Ukraine |
| 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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