Mikhail Tolstykh Михаил Толстых | |
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.jpg) 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[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 | 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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- ^ "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.