Mikhail Tolstykh
Mikhail Tolstykh Михаил Толстых | |
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Tolstykh in 2014 | |
| Nickname(s) | Givi |
| Born | 19 July 1980 Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 February 2017 (aged 36) Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Donetsk People's Republic (2014–2017) |
| Branch | 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 | 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. 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.