Gennadiy Tsypkalov

Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov
People's Governor of the Luhansk People's Republic
	Acting; 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 Oblast, Ukraine
Political party	Peace for Luhansk Region
Military service
Allegiance	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.

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

[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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Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov

People's Governor of the Luhansk People's Republic
Acting 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	(1973-06-21)21 June 1973 Malchevsko-Polnenskaya, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Died	24 September 2016(2016-09-24) (aged 43) Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Political party	Peace for Luhansk Region
Military service
Allegiance	Luhansk People's Republic

Death

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