Gennadiy Tsypkalov
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov (Russian: Геннадий Николаевич Цыпкалов; 21 June 1973 – 24 September 2016) was a political and military figure of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). For short time in May 2014, he served as acting People's Governor of the LPR, while Valeriy Bolotov was recovering from wounds.
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov | |
|---|---|
| People's Governor of the Luhansk People's Republic Acting | |
| In office 13 May 2014 – 17 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Kharitonov (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Valery Bolotov |
| Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic | |
| In office 26 August 2014 – 26 December 2015 | |
| President | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Preceded by | Igor Plotnitsky |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Kozlov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1973 Malchevsko-Polnenskaya, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Died | 24 September 2016 (aged 43) Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic |
| Political party | Peace for Luhansk Region |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Luhansk People's Republic |
Death
According to officials of the Luhansk People's Republic, Tsypkalov committed suicide on 24 September 2016.[1]
According to some of Tsypkalov's colleagues whom Igor Plotnitsky dismissed however, the leadership of LPR murdered Tsypkalov.[2][3][4] His true death cause is unknown.
See also
- Separatist forces of the war in Donbass
- Alexander Bednov
- Evgeny Ischenko
- Roman Voznik
- Aleksey Mozgovoy
- Pavel Dryomov
- Evgeny Zhilin
- Arsen Pavlov
- Valery Bolotov
- List of unsolved deaths
- Mikhail Tolstykh
- Alexander Zakharchenko
References
- Ex-premier of LPR Tsypkalov has committed suicide (Экс-премьер ЛНР Цыпкалов совершил самоубийство) Archived 2018-09-09 at the Wayback Machine. News at Mail.ru (Interfax). 24 September 2016
- Barabanov, I. "In Luhansk cleansing all who had relation to founding of the republic" («В Луганске чистят всех, кто имел отношение к становлению республики»). Kommersant. 5 October 2016
- Losh, J. Ukrainian rebel leaders divided by bitter purge. Washington Post. 3 October 2016
- Carroll, O. Ukraine: Luhansk coup attempt continues as rival militias square off against each other. The Independent. 23 November 2017
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