Mikhail Sergeyevich Tolstych

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Mikhail Tolstych, 2014

Mikhail Sergeyevich Tolstych ( Russian Михаил Сергеевич Толстых , Ukrainian Михайло Сергійович Толстих Mykhailo Serhijowytsch Tolstych ) (* 19th July 1980 in Ilovaisk , Donetsk Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union , † 8. February 2017 in Makiivka , Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine ), also Giwi (Ги́ви), was a high-ranking Ukrainian militia leader in the Ukraine war . He led the "Somalia Battalion" (Russian: Батальон Сомали ).

Life

Michail Tolstych was born in 1980 in Ilowajsk, Ukraine, in Donetsk Oblast. According to his own statements, he had some Georgian roots, but identified himself as a Russian . His battle name "Giwi" is an allusion to his partly Georgian ancestry.

According to his own information, Tolstych served in the Ukrainian army as a tank driver from 1998 to 2000 and then worked as a factory worker.

Tolstych, who comes from Ilowajsk, joined the pro-Russian rebels in May 2014 and fought against the Ukrainian army in Slovyansk , among other places . He rose in the ranks of the separatists and was already acting as a commander in the battle for Ilovajsk in summer 2014 . A high-ranking separatist officer is said to have exclaimed after a battle under the impression of the sight of corpses and burned tanks: "Giwi's people are more vicious than Somali pirates !" This led to the naming of his unit as the "Somali Battalion".

While Ukrainian authorities and the mass media dubbed him a " terrorist " and a mercenary , "Giwi" enjoyed great popularity among supporters of pro-Russian rebels and was sometimes called " Che Guevara des Donbass ". Vocativ.com pointed out that the outwardly attractive Tolstych played a central role in the propaganda of the separatists. Tolstych often appeared with his friendly militia leader Arsen Pavlov until his death.

Tolstych, June 2015

Tolstych became particularly famous for the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport , where he acted as commander. After the battle, Tolstych was significantly involved in the mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war and thus violated the Geneva Conventions . Related video recordings were u. a. published on YouTube and gained international fame. Tolstych was placed on the European Union's sanctions list on February 16, 2015 .

Tolstych was killed on February 8, 2017 by projectiles from a grenade launcher or shoulder-mounted rocket launcher (probably of the Schmel type ) in his office.

On 10 February 2017 he was in Donetsk buried .

Web links

Commons : Michail Tolstych  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Artjom Filienok, Dmitrij Okrest (Артем Филипенок, Дмитрий Окрест): В ДНР погиб командир батальона опилченцев «.» Сомали «. rbc.com , February 8, 2017, accessed on February 8, 2017 (Russian): "The DNI militia battalion commander" Somalia "Giwi died"
  2. ↑ "" Givis "violent end: death of a separatist leader" - Spiegel TV. Recording of the contribution on YouTube
  3. ↑ დონბასელი მებრძოლი "გივი" - ქართველებს: "თქვენს ქვეყანას მიხედეთ!" . Front News on YouTube , December 10, 2014, accessed February 8, 2017 (16:50 minutes, Russian).
  4. ↑ https://www.nzz.ch/international/mordserie-in-der-ostukraine-das-sterben-der-separatisten-ld.145364
  5. ↑ Interview with NAF commander Givi about his personal life . Published by the Department of military correspondents of DPR DM on YouTube , October 10, 2014, accessed February 8, 2017 (4:17 minutes, Russian, English subtitles).
  6. ^ Diana Magnay: Pro-Russian rebels take Ukrainian town . CNN , September 2, 2014, accessed February 8, 2017 (video, 2:34 minutes; English).
  7. ↑ Andrea Sceresini: Ukraine: The Che Guevara of Donbass. In: Zeit Online. May 14, 2015, accessed June 10, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Andrea Sceresini, Lorenzo Giroffi: Ukraine: The Che Guevara of Donbass . Zeit Online , May 14, 2015, accessed February 8, 2017.
  9. ^ Sarah Kaufman: This Russian Commander Is a Hot Hottie . ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Vocativ.com, October 15, 2014, accessed February 8, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vocativ.com
  10. ↑ Glenn Kates, Olena Removska: Disturbing Videos Raise War Crimes Concerns in Ukraine . Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty , January 27, 2015, accessed February 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ Decision (CFSP) 2015/241 of the Council of February 9, 2015 amending Decision 2014/145 / CFSP on restrictive measures in the face of acts that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. EUR-Lex . Official Journal of the European Union . February 15, 2015, accessed February 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Mikhail Givi Tolstych killed by grenade . AP article from CBC / Radio-Canada , February 8, 2017, accessed February 8, 2017.
    Pro-Russian military commander killed in Ukraine . Österreichischer Rundfunk , February 8, 2017, accessed on February 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ The Dying of the Separatists
  14. ↑ http://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/ukraine--wurde-separatisten-fuehrer-giwi-von-eigenen-soldaten-um brought -- 7321090.html
personal data
SURNAME Tolstych, Mikhail Sergejewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tolstych, Michail; Толсты́х, Михаи́л Серге́евич (Russian spelling); Giwi; Ги́ви (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ukrainian militia leader
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Ilovajsk , Donetsk Oblast , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 2017
Place of death Makiivka , Donetsk Oblast , Ukraine