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Mikhail Tolstykh

1980 - 2017

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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 prominent pro-Russian separatist commander of the Donetsk People's Republic's Somalia Battalion during the war in Donbas. Tolstykh achieved a high profile for his wartime activities, from 2014 until his assassination in early 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Mikhail Tolstykh is the 2,043rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,954th in 2024), the 1,061st most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 940th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Ukrainian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Mikhail Tolstykh ranks 2,043 out of 2,058. Before him are H. R. McMaster, Roman Kutuzov, Gulmurod Khalimov, Vitaly Gerasimov, Bipin Rawat, and Vladimir Vysotsky. After him are Alif Hajiyev, Odette Hallowes, Nasser Shabani, Bahoz Erdal, Mykola Oleshchuk, and Lynndie England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Mikhail Tolstykh ranks 385. Before him are Rabiu Afolabi, Ryder Hesjedal, Michaël Llodra, Mohammad Al-Shalhoub, Teja Gregorin, and Jurica Vranješ. After him are Thomas Ian Nicholas, David Giuntoli, Jens Spahn, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Sharice Davids, and Philippe Lacheau. Among people deceased in 2017, Mikhail Tolstykh ranks 623. Before him are Keely Smith, Anne Jeffreys, Ian Stewart, Robert Osborne, Gulmurod Khalimov, and Steffi Martin. After him are Francine York, Leila Seth, Kim Weon-kee, Willie Toweel, Roy Halladay, and Andrea Jürgens.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Mikhail Tolstykh ranks 1,061 out of 1,365. Before him are Vitaly Mansky (1963), Volodymyr Struk (1964), Oksana Shachko (1987), Kateryna Lagno (1989), Heorhiy Pohosov (1960), and Vladimir Vysotsky (1954). After him are Alla Zahaikevych (1966), Oleksandr Kucher (1982), Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (1972), Serhiy Arbuzov (1976), Anna Bessonova (1984), and Halyna Hutchins (1979).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Ukraine

Among military personnels born in Ukraine, Mikhail Tolstykh ranks 54. Before him are Kyrylo Budanov (1986), Stepan Poltorak (1965), Yuliia Paievska (1968), Yuri Budanov (1963), Denis Berezovsky (1974), and Vladimir Vysotsky (1954). After him are Mykola Oleshchuk (1972), Tetiana Ostashchenko (1974), Vitalii Skakun (1996), Valeriy Chybineyev (1988), Vladlen Tatarsky (1982), and Dmytro Kotsiubailo (1995).

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