Gennadiy Tsypkalov

Luhansk People's Republic politician
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov
People's Governor of the Luhansk People's Republic
Acting
13 May 2014 – 17 May 2014
Preceded byAleksandr Kharitonov (Acting)
Succeeded byValery Bolotov
Prime Minister of the Luhansk People's Republic
In office
26 August 2014 – 26 December 2015
PresidentIgor Plotnitsky
Preceded byIgor Plotnitsky
Succeeded bySergey Kozlov
Personal details
Born(1973-06-21)21 June 1973
Malchevsko-Polnenskaya, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Died24 September 2016(2016-09-24) (aged 43)
Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Political partyPeace for Luhansk Region
Military service
AllegianceLuhansk People's Republic Luhansk People's Republic

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 a short time in May 2014, he served as acting People's Governor of the LPR, while Valeriy Bolotov was recovering from wounds.

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

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Losh, J. Ukrainian rebel leaders divided by bitter purge. Washington Post. 3 October 2016
  4. ^ Carroll, O. Ukraine: Luhansk coup attempt continues as rival militias square off against each other. The Independent. 23 November 2017
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