Where is the givi now. Givi is killed. Alexander sladkov, special correspondent at vgtrk

Somalia battalion commander Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, was killed in a terrorist attack, a spokesman for the defense ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said.

The attack took place at about six in the morning. Givi was killed in his office, according to preliminary data, as a result of a shot from a Bumblebee flamethrower, the department said.

The militia cordoned off the building where the attack took place. Glass was broken in the building on several floors, window openings were covered with soot. The staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR are also on the spot.

"This is a continuation of the terrorist war launched by the Kiev authorities against the residents of Donbass. An investigation team is working at the scene of the attack, ”said a representative of the defense ministry.

The representative of the People's Council of the republic said that in connection with the death of the Tolstoy, the DND will be in mourning.

The official representative of the headquarters of the military operation of the Ukrainian security forces in Donbass, Leonid Matyukhin, regrets that the commander of the "Somalia" battalion died and will not be brought to trial.

The reports of the death of the militia caused an active reaction from the Ukrainian authorities: politicians and officials began posting caustic comments on their pages on social networks.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the murder of the commander of "Somalia" is a provocation and an attempt to destabilize the situation in the region.

“Of course, we hope that there is a certain margin of safety, and those who are behind such killings will not be able to lead to further escalation. Because the situation remains, unfortunately, very tense in connection with the aggressive actions that are being taken by the Ukrainian side, ”he said.

Peskov also denied Russia's involvement in the death of the militia and called for an investigation into the tragedy.

“We absolutely and quite unequivocally ... deny the accusations against the Russian side about possible involvement in this, this is out of the question,” the Kremlin spokesman said.

Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh was born in Ilovaisk on July 19, 1980. He chose the nickname Givi while serving in the Ukrainian army. After the coup d'état in Ukraine, Tolstoy became one of the activists of the movement for self-determination in the eastern regions of the country. When Ukrainian troops launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, he received the rank of commander and took part in the battles for Slavyansk and Ilovaisk, as well as for Donetsk airport. The Tolstoys were assassinated several times. Givi received the Order of the Hero of the DPR and other awards, including two St. George's Crosses and a medal "For the Defense of Slavyansk".

In October 2016, one of the self-proclaimed DPR militia commanders, Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motorola, was killed in Donetsk.

The brave live forever: a graffiti portrait of Givi appeared in Serbia.

“The brave live forever: a graffiti portrait of Givi has appeared in Serbia. In memory of the dead "Somali" battalion commander Mikhail Tolstykh (Givi), Serbian artists painted his graffiti portrait in the city of Novi Sad. “This is a graffiti of a hero. We want to show the society of Serbia, Russia and the whole world, which is against the aggression of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against the DPR, how important the commander of Givi was for the Donetsk people, how he defended the people, ”said Goran Milenkovic, head of the Serbian League movement, to Life. Earlier in Novi Sad and in the capital of Serbia, graffiti has already been created in memory of Arsen Pavlov (Motorola) and in memory of the Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov, who died in Turkey. "

https://youtu.be/RiGxbhuwuhw

“In memory of Mikhail, Anton and Makei ... Report from the funeral procession.

“In memory of Mikhail, Anton and Makei ... Report from the funeral procession.

“When necessary, I will die on my own land and for my land” - Mikhail Tolstykh.

In the DPR, Mikhail Tolstykh, the commander of the Somalia battalion, better known as Givi, who died in the assassination attempt, was buried.

Givi was buried in Donetsk at the Yuzhny cemetery in a closed coffin next to the grave of battalion commander Arsen Pavlov (call sign Motorola) who died in October 2016.

Farewell to Givi took place on Friday at the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater. Then the coffin with his body was taken on a cannon carriage through the central streets of the city. At the same time, the column of people with flowers and flags of the DPR stretched for several kilometers.

Donbass will never forget its heroes. Everlasting memory…"

“In Ilovaisk, they want to name a street in honor of Givi

The main military prosecutor's office of the DPR opened a criminal case on the fact of the terrorist attack committed on February 8, as a result of which the Hero of the Republic, the commander of the Somalia battalion, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh, better known as Givi, was killed. It is noted that the proceedings are open under article 229, part 3 - "terrorist act".

At the moment, investigative measures are ongoing, the circumstances of the incident have already been established. In addition, the investigation team has already received primary data on the perpetrators of the crime.

At the same time, many banners appeared on the streets of Donetsk in memory of the deceased commander of the Somalia battalion. Thus, the authorities of the Republic want to pay tribute to the memory of the legendary defender of Donbass.

It also became known that the city administration of Ilovaisk, where Mikhail Tolstykh is from, is considering renaming one of the streets of the settlement in honor of the battalion commander.

The farewell ceremony for the Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic will take place on February 10 in the building of the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Solovyanenko from 10 to 12 in the morning. The funeral of Mikhail Tolstoy is also scheduled for Friday. According to some media reports, he will be buried in the Donetsk Sea cemetery next to Arsen Pavlov, who died in October last year.

The DPR said they had tracked down those involved in the murder of the battalion commander Givi

The authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic have tracked down the alleged killers of the commander of the Somalia battalion, Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, said Eduard Basurin, deputy commander of the DPR operational command.

Tolstoy died on February 8 in a suburb of Donetsk. In the DPR, this attempt was called "the continuation of the terrorist war launched by the Kiev authorities against the residents of Donbass." The investigation is considering several versions, including a shot from a Bumblebee flamethrower and a bomb explosion.

“We have already got on the trail of criminals and we responsibly declare that each of them will be punished,” Basurin told reporters.

He also noted that the statement about the involvement of his subordinates in the murder of Tolstoy, which appeared in the media on behalf of the alleged militia from the "Somalia" battalion Igor Myltsev, is another "stuffing" by the Ukrainian special services.

“We have now proven that the page of Myltsev, allegedly a serviceman of the Somalia battalion, was hacked long ago by the Ukrainian security service ... act ", - added Basurin.

Earlier, representatives of the "Somalia" battalion said that a fighter named Igor Myltsev was never included in their lists, and the law enforcement agencies of the self-proclaimed republic denied the involvement of the militia in the death of Givi.

02/10/17. Burn! Burn! Don't fade away! Givi, like all the commanders of the first wave

“Burn! Burn! Don't fade away! Givi, like all the commanders of the first wave with federal fame, showed a very unpleasant thing: that a simple Russian man, working at a bad job in funny shoes with long noses, instead of vegetating the rest of his life for 20-30 thousand rubles a month, “ drag spinogryzov "," watch a football "and scold Chubais under a glass, he can go to war, become a hero and get everything he only dreamed of, plus a little more. And stupid Ukrainians who wrote "He's a security guard!" or "He's a car washer!" about the wartime celebrities who did not leave the front pages, who screamed seriously before the next battle: “Spartans, what is our craft? - Aum! Aum! Aum! ("War!") - they themselves did not understand that they were creating, as opposed to the "American dream", the "Russian dream" - change long-nosed shoes for ankle boots, and the whole world is at your feet!

It goes without saying that in the Russian Federation, a place of eternal depression and constant petty humiliations, not enough to provoke a revolt, but sufficient for the population to assimilate “the best is already behind, nothing good will happen. Never ”, such people were radically knocked out of the socio-political landscape, just another form of life, sparkling with fire and gold amid the eternal grayness of faces and cracked concrete of Brezhnev's high-rise buildings. A dangerous antidote to permanent, hopeless, draining depression. A dangerous example for young people working as security guards in funny long-nosed shoes. A dangerous counter-narrative to the state propaganda about "we must accept, the Belovezhskaya agreements are sacred, nothing can be changed, we did not live richly, there is nothing to start." Dangerous evidence that not everyone is born for long-nosed shoes - some are born for the "endless night", they just do not know about it.

But in the right circumstances, they can find out.

A dangerous reminder that, as Alexander II said, "Russia is not a commercial or agricultural state, but a military state, and its vocation is to be a thunderstorm of light," and this is all around - not Russia, but a cheap Chinese forgery, and that the people ours did not come to naught, but only slumbers in a shallow sleep, and under the right circumstances wakes up easily, and then the world begins to stagger. That, finally, the forgotten and scrapped post-Soviet generation is instantly remembered all over the world, from Moscow to Washington, as soon as he picks up a machine gun. It's like baptism - all sins are washed away, all the past is forgotten, and we have a new person. Dangerous man. Fire man.

Givi, Motorola, Batman (the call sign itself is "Batman" - they are Batman in America, it's warm there, and we should have only multinational Russians sitting in sweatpants with bubbles on their knees in front of a loaned Chinese TV), Mozgovoy, Dremov - all of them were fundamentally incompatible with the current socio-political system, and had to either break the system, or be broken by it. All of them did not dare to revolt, hoping that they would “endure and fall in love,” and were brutally wiped out of the book of life as unnecessary and dangerous evidence of the possibility of another Russia.

As they say, telling about the exploits of your great-grandfather who took Berlin is one thing, where is your great-grandfather, and where are you? "The affairs of days gone by." But to see how the security guard from the store where you bought palm oil and soy protein, took the machine gun, threw out his shoes and moved immediately to the pantheon of the Gods of War, while you were arguing with the office manager over a box of paper clips, is a completely different matter. it leads to dangerous thoughts and encourages dangerous behavior. “The violinist is not needed” at the structural level of the current Russian Federation, after which the question of another “evil bullet” of the next “Ukrainian DRG” becomes only a matter of time, and the Russians, mourning the death of another legend, once again plunge into a pleasant, familiar, inactive, hopeless depression with a dreary viscous “ And what will you do now if even Givi has been banged? "

I'm sorry, what…

A person can be killed, but an idea cannot be killed. And the idea is as follows: ALL Russians are worthy of fire and gold, bronze and glory, and not shit and dullness, as it is now.

Remember that the only way to honor the Russian new martyrs is not to sigh, not to complain, not to lose heart, but to burn like them, to burn stronger than them, to burn so that the hundred-year-old Ice Night that has fettered our great Motherland turns into a roaring noon of fire and gold! Rage and passion are the only worthy response to dullness and hopelessness! "

55 thousand people came to parting with battalion commander Givi

Somali battalion commander Mikhail Tolstykh was killed on February 8 during an assassination attempt in his office with a Bumblebee infantry flamethrower.

Funeral events in memory of the commander of the "Somalia" battalion Mikhail Tolstykh (Givi) gathered about 55 thousand people in the center of Donetsk on February 10, local media report, citing the press service of the administration of the head of the DPR.

Today the republic is saying goodbye to the hero of the DPR, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh, who died as a result of a terrorist attack. About 55 thousand people came to say goodbye to the commander of "Somalia", the press service of the administration quotes the Donetsk news agency.

Recall that the farewell ceremony for Givi began at 10:00 (Moscow time). One of the first to say goodbye to Mikhail Tolstykh was the head of the republic, Alexander Zakharchenko.

The farewell ceremony was held in the building of the Donbass Opera, where in October 2016 they said goodbye to another hero of the DPR, Arsen Pavlov (Motorola). The drone footage shows that the line to the Donbass Opera has stretched for hundreds of meters.

Goodbye Givi! Know that your business is alive

Journalist Andrei Babitsky - that the death and funeral of Mikhail Tolstykh confirms that Donbass will never return to Ukraine.
The tens of thousands of people who attended the funeral of Givi (as before - Motorola) are clear evidence of one thing that has already become immutable. The republic took place as a union of citizens who honor their heroes, who know their dead, who understand exactly what they gave their lives for.

Some Ukrainian politician, seeing the photographs of thousands of Donetsk residents who saw off Motorola on their last journey, reacted appropriately, in my opinion, in a manner. She said something like, “Look at these people! What kind of reintegration of Donbass are you talking about ?! " This is a very accurate observation.

When these days on social networks spread the version that Givi was killed with a long-range aim of returning Donetsk and Lugansk to Kiev's control, I want to ask: “Do you really think that these thousands of mourners for a man who is hated in Ukraine, can I return it somewhere? How are you going to do this? And, most importantly, how do you intend to live side by side with those for whom your enemy is the most important person, the person who guarded their present, forged their future in battles? They are as enemies to you as he is. And you are for them too. "
Some time ago, in Donetsk, I needed to certify some kind of paper with a notary. A woman of about fifty, having seen my Russian passport, decided that I had something to do with the military department, and begged almost with tears in her eyes: "You just don't give us to them!"

Those who insist on a cunning plan, according to which Moscow allegedly intends to gradually return Donbass to Ukraine, should carefully watch the video from today's funeral.

Understand that these people, who were not driven by anyone, not sent, who came of their own free will to say goodbye to Mikhail Tolstykh, will take to the streets and squares in the same way to declare their decision not made today or even yesterday, never and under no circumstances. not to return to where they left from - left once and for all. And along with them will come out people with weapons who are fighting today, sometimes die on the front line for the same reason: so that it would not occur to anyone to dispose of their fate against their wishes.

Let's forget about this crazy idea for the residents of Donbass of the coexistence of the former Luhansk and Donetsk regions within the borders of a single Ukrainian state.

Thousands of ruined lives, including those of children, all the hatred and curses broadcast by the other side, the continuing demonstrative reprisal against the remnants of Russian culture and language, the consciousness of millions of non-brothers mutilated by the Maidan, who consider Russia and Russians to be the offspring of the devil - all this can be forgotten, released, to take it for granted and stay nearby as if nothing had happened?

You know, I tend to doubt this, and I advise you to think carefully about these thousands at the funeral of Givi, who are not only grieving, but also blinded by anger and grief, saturated with a desire for revenge. In what terrible dream an ordinary Ukrainian, proud of his two-color flag and belonging to a great nation, can dream that his neighbor in the house, down the staircase, will be a man whose tears were rolling down his cheeks as he walked behind the coffin of Givi or Motorola!

The rapprochement is impossible neither from this, nor from that side. Perhaps in a thousand years!

Commentary on the death of "Givi" from II Strelkov and the version that came from the blogger "Chervonets".

“The commander of the Somalia battalion, Mikhail Tolstykh, was killed early in the morning in Donetsk in his own office by a targeted shot from (presumably) the RPO“ Shmel ”(portable jet flamethrower with a thermobaric projectile). The murder was clearly well planned and neatly executed - the killers fled the scene of the crime without encountering the slightest resistance. Circumstances directly indicate the presence of accomplices directly in the environment of M. Tolstoy and / or at the attacked object, since the killers fired at the very moment of his physical presence inside. The protection of the object was extremely poorly planned - the windows were not even protected by an external mesh or grill (which would seriously weaken the effect of an explosion), not to mention internal protective equipment such as sandbags, etc. The windows themselves faced the outer courtyard and were located on a floor accessible to shelling from the surrounding area over the fence. Everything suggests that "Givi" did not expect an attack on himself right in his office, which greatly facilitated the attackers' task. I see only two main versions. The first one is official ('re coming out-DRG), the second one is internal squabbles in the “corps” and / or local power-criminal structures (also possible, given the general atmosphere in this “regular army” and the fact that in Donetsk it is difficult to determine where the power is, and where the crime - they have long merged in ecstasy). The first, after all, looks preferable in my eyes. Political reasons are unlikely - "Givi" did not claim independent political roles, did not make loud statements, publicly got along with Zakharchenko, and so on. The assassination will inevitably further exacerbate the situation at the front and will just as inevitably be used to whip up tension and mutual accusations by both sides. "

*** Material from the blogger "Cherovnets" ***

“Let's go through the versions of how the terrorist act against Givi was carried out. You can dwell on two main versions of how the terrorist attack was carried out against Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh

Each of which has its own sub-versions:

- Rocket infantry flamethrower Bumblebee (3 subversions)
- explosive device (2 subversions)

1. About the Bumblebee.

Where is the tube from him? It is disposable. Did they take the evidence with them? What for? Suddenly, check.

But there is an explanation for the absence of the tube: if the Bumblebee was taken from our / Russian warehouses, the number may be a thread.

Where did they shoot from? For those who know the area, the question is not trivial. Yes, the office windows faced the street.
But twenty meters away there is a sidewalk on which a two-person patrol walks around the clock. Their route is 150-200 m in a straight line with visual control by neighboring patrols. There is also a road nearby.

The side that was shot is the front door. A separate patrol is assigned to it. Their route is straight. 150-200 m. Here and there. No bends. The private sector begins just behind the road. shooting from parallel streets is hampered by houses.

Cabinet windows are in the middle. There are no lanes overlooking these windows. There are higher and lower ones, in order to shoot from them you need to approach 50 m to the patrol route. Two more walk perpendicular to it, which after the shot and explosion will run to the road.

Version 1 A - jump out of the car, aim, shoot, sit down and leave without being hit by machine guns from 50 m - is unrealistic.

Did you get on the perch? They shot at 6.12. But here there will be few steel eggs, here you still need incredible luck. As I understand it, there is no evidence of either the car or the shooters. Even RPO is served as a version. Fire - yes, an argument. But here the comments of explosives technicians are interesting, if any.

It was mentioned in passing that two more people were killed with the battalion commander. If these are two “removed” sentries, that explains everything.

Version 1B - they were shooting from the yard of a private house. But for this you need to climb a fence or a roof. Most likely, some houses can still be closed, but theoretically it is possible.

Version 1 B - there is also a school of 400-500 m. Superspec shot hit the window. Moreover, the aiming range is 600 m. Along the sidewalk, there are two rows of tall chestnuts 20 m from the headquarters. Those. there is probably a bunch of branches between the shooter and the target.

Was it possible to find free space there (it seems there is, but you have to look on the spot), and if not, would an RPG on thin branches work? I do not know. All the same, a strong fire says the benefit of the RPO, but the accompanying details raise a question.

2. If it is an explosive device.

The main question is - who carried it? An officer is always on duty at the reception. All officers were appointed PERSONALLY by the battalion commander from the old staff. It is difficult for an ordinary, especially a beginner, to get to the reception without work and support, it is impossible to leave something!

There remains only an option like with Dremov - someone's gift. Which Michael immediately put by the window? Doubtful ...

Perhaps these questions arise due to non-disclosure of details by the consequence. Let's see

I will add a personal message from one of the fighters who served in Somalia:

“I read the comments. The version with foreign equipment is interesting. That one is not even with a foreign one - I think there are many interesting special equipment and domestic ones.

As for the obligatory, "our own helped." The main means of communication in this war is the mobile phone. Modern technologies allow to identify the commander's phone and use it as a beacon for movement control.

It is also interesting someone's comment that the Bumblebee does not cause a fire. I didn't shoot him - I don't know. In principle, a powerful explosion knocks down the flame, plus it is written that the Bumblebee burns out oxygen, without which combustion is problematic.

Further. Where they were shooting from. School diagonally, if I remember correctly. In general, it is difficult to shoot from afar (although it is probably possible).
But it is more logical when using the Bumblebee to make an ambush on the road next to which the headquarters is located. This is exactly what ukry did before. Our Kamaz in 2015 and the Ural in 2016 were burned on this road. DRGs operated every time. Quietly left. This route, like the entire front-line zone, is not guarded by either the military police or the VAI.

Officials call the Bumblebee version. Imagine, the action takes place in a densely populated area, the morning is still not very noisy: a loud shot, the flight of a jet charge, an explosion. In theory, a bunch of witnesses, including the military, why doubt?

About the patrol. He does not leave the route. It's tough with this in Somalia - to broken ribs and shot through the legs.
Maximum - we could hang at the end of the route, sit down, smoke. But the territory is still visible. As soon as the car stops, there is immediately an increased interest in it (there is a ban on stopping transport - you won't find out why you stopped, you will get it in the jaw).

The patrol could click a shot, but not retreat.

What is important to determine RPO or explosive. If RPO, then the version of ukroDRG is a priority (I don’t share any references to Sharia’s reasoning, they say there are only clowns; clowns act, but the pros do the job and do not shine). Ukrov had pros and in three years it only became more.

If an explosive device, then there is a different alignment. Somalia is a closed structure, with tight control of personnel. It is IMPOSSIBLE to penetrate as a private and bring the VU into the battalion commander's office. "

"There were many Ukrainian spies near Givi."

The assassination of the commander of the Somalia battalion was not without betrayal. “Yesterday at 06.12 Moscow time as a result of a terrorist act, the hero of the DPR, the commander of the Somalia battalion, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, was killed. This is a continuation of the terrorist war launched by the Kiev authorities against the residents of Donbass. An investigation team is working at the scene of the attack, ”said a spokesman for the DPR Ministry of Defense.

The defense department also added that security measures have been strengthened in the DPR, and urged residents to remain calm, and if suspicious persons are identified, report this to the state security bodies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the military commandant's office.

“We know what kind of people they are. We will find them, and they will be punished to the fullest extent of the martial law, ”the republic's prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

It is not the first time that Kiev, not being able to achieve real victories on the battlefield, has decided to declare a sabotage and terrorist war in Donetsk and Lugansk in order to decapitate the armies of the people's republics, depriving them of the most famous and respected leaders. Recall that in October last year, as a result of a terrorist attack in the elevator of his own house in Donetsk, another legendary commander of the DPR militia, Arseniy Pavlov (Motorola), was killed. Last Saturday, in his car in the center of Lugansk, the head of the People's Militia of the LPR Oleg Anashchenko was blown up.

Note that, according to some information, Anashchenko's murder has already been solved.

Will the murders of Motorola and Givi be solved? And how can the authorities of the people's republics respond to the ever-increasing wave of terror of Ukrainian saboteurs against the background of the apparent failure of the Minsk process and the pressure of the international community on Kiev?

I would divorce the murder of Anashchenko and the terrorist attacks against Motorola and Givi, - said political analyst Eduard Popov. - In the first case, the Ukrainians struck a blow at the structure of the military command of the LPR. The murder of Motorola and Givi is a psychological blow: this is a plan for a war to intimidate the republics. The victims were the most famous field commanders of the DPR and their murder, I am sure, was prepared by the Ukrainians precisely for the purpose of an information war. The republics cannot oppose something like that: almost all the odious commanders of the Ukrainian Nazis live and live, and some are even deputies of the Verkhovna Rada. The plan, widely advertised by some Ukrainian politicians - the elimination of the leaders of the "militants" in the course of terrorist acts - is working effectively, it is necessary to pay tribute to the consistency of the enemy.

"SP": - What will be the reaction of the DPR authorities? Recently it was reported that the LPR managed to solve the murder of Anashchenko in hot pursuit. Will Givi's killers be found?

I think that the leadership of the republic, the same Pushilin, will follow some kind of routine accusation of violation of the Minsk agreements by Kiev. In any case, this murder, like the previous terrorist attacks against the well-known commanders of the LPNR, testifies to the trouble in the republics. It was not without betrayal, otherwise the Ukrainians could not get close to the highly protected persons and not carry out their plans. It has already been said more than once that the LDNR is stuffed with Ukrainian agents, including in the power structures. Not today or tomorrow a big war with Ukraine will begin, and a “fifth column” of Ukraine has been formed in the law enforcement agencies of the republics (in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of State Security, in the customs), not to mention the civilian departments, in the same tax services. Therefore, I believe that the killers of Givi will most likely be found, but this will not solve the problem. The possibility of a repetition of such terrorist acts in the future will remain.

"SP": - Kiev will take upon itself this murder? Will the West close its eyes? Is this for Minsk?

Of course, this is “not in Minsk”. But what will this change in the West's attitude to what is happening? If Ukraine allows the shelling of the millionth Donetsk from rocket artillery, and the "international community" calls on both sides to cease fire! The West expects from the Donbass manifestations of political Tolstoyism, right up to the readiness to die resignedly under the blows of the Ukrainian terrorist troops. That in this scenario, the death of one person, even one as famous as Givi? And the official Kiev created a convenient psychological excuse for itself, dumping all dirty deeds on the uncontrolled Nazis from the "dobrobats". Unfortunately, in many respects this crafty game was facilitated by the completely stupid "diplomacy" of the republics, when representatives of the LPNR in Minsk themselves declared that the fire on the positions of the republics was being fired not by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but by "independent volunteers". Such statements were made already in the fall of 2014 and objectively worked for Ukrainian propaganda. It is not a matter of malice, but of the quality of Donbass "diplomacy."

"SP": - Why special units of the DPR and LPR can not carry out similar operations on enemy territory? There is no political will, or is it technically impossible?

Carrying out similar actions on the territory of Ukraine is very difficult, dangerous and will hardly pay off all the risks. Second: even the successful implementation of such an action against the leader of some National Battalion will be beneficial to President Poroshenko - his enemies number one (the National Battalions) are eliminated by the hands of his enemy number two (the Republic of Donbass). Is it worth playing this someone else's game then? In addition, the murder of some leader will become a reason for Kiev and the Western media to accuse the LPNR of ... the breakdown of the Minsk agreements! What Jupiter can do is not allowed to a bull.

"SP": - How do you think you can improve security? After all, the terrorists have become completely insolent - they climb home to Motorola, to Givi's office ...

Above I said (more precisely, I repeated what they have been talking about for a long time in the law enforcement agencies of the republics): it is not good in the LPNR, there are too many Ukrainian agents here. The problem cannot be resolved without a radical cleansing of power structures and civilian agencies from Ukrainian agents and agents of influence. It is strongly promoted by the corruption that flourishes in the LPR. Only one department, I think, is relatively safe: the army, the People's Militia of the DPR and LPR. The rest of the structures, to one degree or another (probably, with the exception of excellently functioning public utilities), need de-Ukrainization and a radical fight against corruption.

Thus, the junta eliminates the main media figures of Donbass, - told "SP" a source in the operational command of the DPR.

True, experts understand that there is not much sense from one particular Givi in \u200b\u200bthe event of large-scale hostilities, but he is a symbol, a hero of the "revolution". In this way they seek demoralization.

It is unlikely that this will affect the combat effectiveness of the militia, but the noise around it will be raised. Unfortunately, these are elements of big politics. Now the connection of the Ukrainian DRGs with the American special services has become obvious. Americans love to make a show out of any war, these are all elements of this "bloody Hollywood". Today we must say that the people have relaxed and do not understand that the war against the republic has passed the stage of a terrorist war.

"SP": - Will there be a "response"?

Alas, the authorities of the DPR are bound by Minsk, and there will be no "response" - after all, this is a political decision. Gone are the days when the height was taken by the First of May. However, there is a downside - the whole world today sees that Ukraine has become a terrorist state and not without the help of the United States - this is obvious, since their own special operations department was created by the Americans.

"SP": - How do you think you can protect yourself from saboteurs and terrorists?

The fight against terrorism is a very individual thing - first of all, vigilance is needed here. Only operatively can not be resisted, you need increased concentration and attention, and, of course, help from the population - everything suspicious should be immediately reported to the police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Any terrorist attack is always prepared for some time, preparation cannot go unnoticed. Someone fixes the place, someone studies the escape routes. Someone saw something - you need to report where you should.

"SP": - How could this have happened? Will this assassination trigger increased security measures? How long?

A person is so constituted that he relaxes very quickly. Unfortunately, until now the population of the republics does not understand that there is a war going on, a cruel war for extermination. And terrorism for Ukraine is now a tactic to achieve its goals. To intimidate, cause a resonance, demoralize - these are the tactics of Ukraine. Moreover, special units have been created in the country, taught this, well motivated they will stop at nothing. This must be understood. I think that the security measures here were exactly the same as the militias were ready. It must be understood that the army of Novorossiya is not personnel troops, no matter how much we want, but yesterday's miners. Therefore, they are destroyed at the workplace, in the parking lot near the house. These people think that they will fight honestly against them, but in practice this war is being fought from around the corner ... "

Givi can be buried next to Motorola

The deceased commander of the Somali battalion, Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, may be buried next to the commander of the Sparta battalion, Arsen Pavlov, with the call sign Motorola, a source in the Ministry of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told RIA Novosti.

Those responsible for the death of the commander of the "Somalia" battalion, Hero of the DPR, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign "Givi") will be identified shortly.

“Those responsible for the death of the commander of the Somalia battalion, Hero of the DPR, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign Givi) will be identified shortly. The Head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko announced this to journalists today. “Today the battalion commander“ Somalia ”with the call sign“ Givi ”Mikhail Tolstykh was basely killed. The preliminary investigation showed that it was a terrorist attack, - said the head of state. "The investigation is identifying the perpetrators, we will find out soon." Zakharchenko added that by such actions Ukraine as a state turned into a terrorist organization. “On the battlefields, they cannot defeat us, they got“ cauldrons ”in any of their offensives, and therefore they kill us despicably,” the leader of the Republic summed up. Earlier today it was reported that the death of the Hero of the DPR occurred as a result of a shot from an infantry jet flamethrower "Bumblebee". Later, the press service of the administration announced that the Tolstoy's funeral would take place in the Republic on February 10. In connection with the death of the battalion commander in the DPR, a three-day mourning was declared.

The head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko announced a three-day mourning in the Republic in connection with the death of the commander of the "Somalia" battalion, Hero of the DPR, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign "Givi"). This was reported today by the press service of the administration of the head of state. “By Decree No. 23, today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are declared days of mourning. The document has been signed and will soon appear on the official website of the Republic, ”the administration said. Earlier today it was reported that the death of the Hero of the DPR occurred as a result of a shot from an infantry jet flamethrower "Bumblebee". Later, the press service of the administration announced that the Tolstoy's funeral would take place in the Republic on February 10.

The funeral of the commander of the "Somalia" battalion, Hero of the DPR, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign "Givi") will be held on Friday, February 10. The press service of the administration of the Head of the DPR told reporters today. “The funeral of the commander of the Somalia battalion will take place on Friday, February 10,” an administration official said.

The death of the commander of the "Somalia" battalion, Hero of the DPR, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign "Givi") occurred as a result of an attack from an infantry jet flamethrower "Shmel". This preliminary information was reported to DAN today by the DPR operational command. "According to preliminary data, the death of" Givi "occurred as a result of detonation from a jet infantry flamethrower" Bumblebee ", - said the source. In connection with what happened in the Republic, an interception plan was announced. “The death of this man was beneficial to the Ukrainian special services,” the command emphasized.

The names of Givi's possible successors as commander of "Somalia" have become known

According to Life's sources, two candidates are currently being considered for the role of the new commander of the Somalia battalion. According to one of the versions, a militia with the call sign Gloomy may become the successor of the deceased Mikhail Tolstykh (Givi).

There is very little information about this person. It is only known that he was Givi's personal bodyguard and, in fact, was his right hand. According to the militias, he is about forty years old and "from the local". Gloomy carefully hides his real name and is generally not a public person.

According to another version, Givi will replace Malaya (real name - Yegor) as the commander of "Somalia". Despite his rather young age (he is a little over twenty), he managed to noticeably prove himself in the struggle for the independence of Donbass. At the time of the tragic death of the battalion commander, Givi Maloy served as chief of staff.

Let us remind you that the commander of the "Somalia" battalion was killed this morning in Donetsk. Details of the events connected with his death are in our chronicle of events.

"When necessary, I will die on my land and for my land." The brightest quotes of Givi

On the morning of February 8, in the vicinity of Donetsk, an explosion killed the commander of the Somali militia battalion Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi. RIA Novosti invites you to recall his most vivid statements.

On the coup and his decision to become a militia

• “You see, if the Ukrainian people did it themselves, it was themselves, without any instructions ... It was a decree of the United States of America, I am sure<…> Because the Russian Federation always stands in the throat of these Europeans and Americans, that such a powerful country does not depend on anyone. And when I saw what was happening on the Maidan ... Then Odessa, Mariupol, well, it's very cruel. On the first of May I was already in Slavyansk. " ( Interview May 7, 2015)

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About myself

• “I have no property, thank God. In this regard, I am a free person. No apartment, I have nothing. I have a car that Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko gave me in May this year, and I have nothing else. I have my battalion. "

About your battalion

• “Respect deserves in itself. You yourself do not understand how this happens. The most important thing is to remain a human being, a real commander and always be with the guys. They know that if it is hard for them, I will always be there and find a way out of any situation. " ( 2015 interview)

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Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) with the callsign "Givi"

About opponents

• “Nobody needs you guys. Only Slavic people need you. No Europe, no America will wipe after you, help, give for free. As Russia gave it, Belarus helped in its time. It's just a shame that people have forgotten where they came from and who they really are. " ( Interview May 7, 2015)

About your people

• “We believe in our people, and people believe in us. This is what we are holding on to. " (Interviewed October 18, 2016)

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About death

• “I'm not going to go somewhere, this is my native land, I was born here, I grew up here, I live here and will live here. And when necessary, I will die on my land and for my land. I'm not going to run away from here. " (Interviewed October 26, 2016)

DPR blames Ukrainian special services for Givi's death

Responsibility for the death of the commander of the "Somalia" battalion Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, is being blamed in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on the Ukrainian special services, a spokesman for the DPR Ministry of Defense said.

Givi was killed Wednesday morning in an explosion in his office. The DPR Ministry of Defense called it "a continuation of the terrorist war launched by the Kiev authorities against the residents of Donbass." Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that "we are talking about attempts to destabilize the situation in Donbass."

The Kremlin responded to accusations of Russia's involvement in the death of Givi

The Kremlin has denied accusations of Russia's involvement in the murder of the commander of the Somalia battalion known as Givi in \u200b\u200bthe self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

“We absolutely and quite unequivocally exclude any (involvement), we deny accusations against the Russian side about possible involvement in this, this is out of the question. And as for those who are behind the attempts at destabilization, they must be identified in the course of investigative actions, ”Peskov said.

The police department in the Donetsk region of Ukraine confirmed the death in the DPR as a result of the explosion of the commander of the "Somalia" battalion Mikhail Tolstykh.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said that the commander of the Somali battalion with the call sign Givi had died in a terrorist attack, calling it "a continuation of the terrorist war launched by the Kiev authorities against the residents of Donbass."

Video from the place of death of Givi was published

A video from the place of death of the commander of the militia Mikhail "Givi" Tolstykh has appeared on the network.

The video captures the aftermath of a fire on two floors of the headquarters of the Somalia battalion commanded by Givi. EMERCOM employees work at the scene.

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Mourning in "Somalia"

The blast killed the commander of the Somalia battalion, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi. Givi was from the galaxy of legendary barbudos who became famous in the battles for the Donetsk airport. Another famous commander, Motorola, who died in the elevator of his own house, also gained fame there.

Givi took the nickname while serving in the Ukrainian army - in honor of his grandfather who fought during the Great Patriotic War. Nevertheless, the Ukrainians registered the native of Ilovaisk as Georgians. Well, it means that such a Russian world is not racially pure, unlike representatives of the national battalions, who wear swastikas on their chevrons.

The name of the volunteer formation, commanded by Givi, was also strange - "Somalia", frivolously romantic, as in Kipling's novels. But this is only at first glance: "Somalia" took part in the heroic defense of Slavyansk, in the terrible battles near Ilovaisk and a protracted siege, followed by the storming of Donetsk airport.

The time of revolutions, wars sets its own exotic style - hence Givi with his "Somalia", and red-haired Motorola. Completely unlike others, as if from another era, from Furman's stories, where Motorola and Givi talk about something in astrakhan hats. Soldiers, barbudos, speaking the language of the uprising. The uprising, in the fire of which one by one the kamikaze guys, the first field commanders, died.

It so happened that I knew many personally.

In May last year in the Luhansk region, the commander of the Ghost brigade, Aleksey Mozgovoy, was killed in an assassination attempt. Uncomfortable, willful, sometimes intractable field commanders from the very beginning became a bone in the throat of the Ukrainian government, its headache.

The terrible Mozgovoy urged to join the Ukrainian units and make a rush not to Mariupol, but to Kiev. Under his leadership, the "Ghost" battalion became one of the most efficient formations, fanatically loyal to the brigade commander. The last time he came to Moscow, he was depressed, he knew that they would kill. He told me about this. I was depressed. Even a photo has been preserved.

Later, the life of Arsen Pavlov, a friend of Givi, was cut short in the elevator of his own house. Shortly before that, there was an unsuccessful attempt on his life, after which he lost his eye. But immediately after the operation he returned to managing the affairs of his battalion. With one eye! Biblical, by God!

Then there was an explosion in the elevator. Then there were rumors that Givi fled, fearing for his life. But no, every other day he gives an interview in which he urges not to speculate on the topic of his friendship with the late Arsen Motorola. “Let them kill,” Givi tells reporters.

Givi was truly loved in the DPR - he was the young personification of the victory of the republic. Everyone in Donetsk can confirm this. Hence such hatred in Kiev, which has now accumulated the most terrible military mechanisms and is constantly pulling together forces for the final throw. The death of Givi is understandable in this sense.

Of course, now there will be speculations about his death, because it is too easy when the enemy kills. They will look in the DPR, in administrations and apparatus - some will profit from loud and savory versions, behind the scenes of which Zakharchenko will be standing. It would never occur to anyone that Zakharchenko lost his best commander, and Kiev received an additional bonus in the war against the boys, who, with their exploits, proved the right to exist for republics as young as they are.

Givi did not leave, but honestly died. Dissolved in the sky of Donbass, from where the terrible Brain, Zhenya Zhilin, Arsen Pavlov, Batman and many thousands of others are looking at the horror of war.

The date of the funeral of the commander of the battalion "Somalia" Givi

The funeral of the commander of the Somalia battalion, Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, will take place on 10 February.
This is reported by the Donetsk news agency with reference to the press service of the administration of the head of the self-proclaimed DPR.

"The funeral of the commander of the Somalia battalion will take place on Friday, February 10," the administration said.

The DPR prosecutor's office said that law enforcement agencies managed to find the alleged perpetrators of Givi's murder without delay. According to FAN, citing sources in the DPR Armed Forces, the murder could have been committed by undercover Ukrainian agents.

Texas on the death of Givi

Today, the Hero of the DPR, the commander of the Separate Ilovaisk Guards Motorized Rifle (Assault) Battalion "Somalia", Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh, was killed. This is undoubtedly one of the strongest officers in the DPR army and symbols of all resistance. Heavy loss.
After the failure at Avdiivka, the enemy expects to break us with this dastardly murder. Now the main thing is not to panic, to strengthen our resolve and our solidarity. Givi will live in our hearts forever!

Everlasting memory!

In DPR, Ukrainian special services accused of murder of Givi

The assassination of the commander of the Somalia militia battalion of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, was organized by the Ukrainian special services. Zoryan Shkiryak, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, may be involved in the crime. On Wednesday, February 8, the deputy commander of the operational command of the DPR Eduard Basurin said this, the Donetsk news agency reports.

“Based on circumstantial evidence, we can safely say that this tragedy was organized by the Ukrainian special services. We do not exclude the involvement of the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Shkiryak in this terrorist act, ”the agency quotes Basurin as saying.

Earlier that day, Shkiryak advised the leaders of the DPR and the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Alexander Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky, to surrender to the representatives of Kiev before the Tolstoy's fate befell them. On his page on the social network, the adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs published a post in which he expressed his satisfaction with the death of the battalion commander

Murder of Givi: Do not choose the meanest of all versions

While on Russian TV the prominent ex-regionalist Bondarenko, worried about the inviolability of the carcasses of the Donbass executioners and punishers, is hysterical, Mikhail Tolstykh, the legendary Givi, one of the most charismatic leaders of the Donetsk resistance, the commander of the Somalia battalion and the cyborg fighter, was killed in Donetsk.

The murder is resonant, and, sadly, predictable, especially after the Motorola bombed by terrorists.

Who killed Givi? Perhaps, at the moment, this is the number one question. The inhabitants of social networks do not skimp on the versions and opinions. It is characteristic that, without waiting for the preliminary data of the investigation, the "putinslikers" became more active and "only their own people could do it." The vanguards reinforce their convictions by the senses and wrong (in their opinion) actions of the Kremlin.

What can you answer to this? If you take the position of conspiracy theorists, then you should immediately admit that the resistance of the LPNR is doomed to defeat. After all, if the bosses betray, then this will demoralize the subordinates, and there is no way to hide systemic betrayal. But what motives could the DPR leadership have to eliminate their best commanders, and even during a period of sharp intensification of hostilities? The leadership of the LDNR, what, a suicide club? Messages from Donbass and the mood of the VSN fighters for some reason do not confirm the opinion of the "experts".

Maybe someone should shave with one famous razor to get rid of the invention of redundant conspiracy entities? Maybe we should remember that the Banderaites repeatedly attempted to assassinate the leadership of the LPNR and could not bring their dirty business to the end only because the heads of the republics are guarded better than any of the battalions? In addition, it is well known that Givi and Motorola refused personal protection, even despite the urgent requests of the republic's leadership.

Why do conspiracy theorists keep forgetting that Donbass, its soldiers and civilians, every day for three years have to deal with the terrorist Bandera state of Ukraine, which certainly encourages murder, torture, abduction of even peaceful opponents of the regime? Or is the murder of Givi one thing, but the murder of Oles Buzina “is a completely different matter”?

But this is unlikely. The murder of Elderberry, Motorola, Givi are links in the same chain. Purposeful elimination of any consistent enemies of the oligarch-Bandera regime established in Ukraine three years ago. And Bandera, we must give them their due, despite the general idiocy, cries and ritual dances, approach this issue with all diligence. As, however, and their forerunners decades ago. To kill, kidnap, torture - they know how to do it best. They do not know how to build DneproGES, KIPT or Antonov Design Bureau, but they are very good at plundering and destroying the country while talking about national greatness.

For khakhanki and banter over common degenerates, people gradually cease to be taken seriously by the Ukrainian special services. Yes, the Ukrainian special services have been recruited on the wretched principle of "will you fight the Muscovites?" was flooded with corrupt, unprofessional and just stupid performers, and after February 22, 2014, an ideological raguglion poured there in a sewer stream. The leadership of the Ukrainian special services is a bunch of filthy conformists who are ready to kiss any ass, wash their feet and drink water for a certain fee. Loot breeds evil. But we must not forget about the office that manages and stands behind all the actions of the "ukropishe Gestapo." These are the US Central Intelligence Agency and various NATO military structures, in which amateurs are not kept. And, as you know, a lion as the leader of a herd of rams is much better than a ram at the head of a pack of lions.

And anyway, what the hell? In the Crimea, it is significant, Ukrainian saboteurs are thrown, finding support among the snouts left to settle and taking Russian citizenship, and for some reason the battalion commanders of the LPNR are killed by “only their own”.

The people's republics are at the stage of their formation in wartime. The border with Ukraine is pure convention. Remember what hell was in Russia during the two Chechen wars! Why is it necessary to choose the vilest of all versions? The one who breeds them - an enemy or a fool?

According to numerous reports, in the territory of Donbass occupied by Bandera, there are currently about a hundred employees of Western special services and even more representatives of foreign PMCs who train Bandera, advise, plan and organize special operations in the republics, putting their brains and experience into the heads of Bandera rams.

In addition to foreigners, the right-hand people again reached Donbass and Yarosh came to organize a training camp. It would be curious to know who and what is coaching the "sworn brothers" in this camp.

Also, no one canceled the recruitment and introduction of local crypto-Bandera in the Armed Forces of the LDNR. It is difficult for the MGB of the republics to check the loyalty of every uncle joining the ranks of the VSN. Especially if the candidate comes from an occupied zone.

Worse, the SBU and the GUR still have someone to rely on within the republics. After all, war pulls out of people not only the best, but also the darkest, the most rotten. In addition to the "khataskrayniks", in the republics there is still a layer of fanatical lovers of the Kiev junta, and there are also simply unprincipled creatures who, for money, can make their own sausages from their mothers. And only in this sense can one agree with the opinion “only their own people betray”.

Why Bandera killed Givi and Motorola is understandable. Charismatic, talented commanders, loved and respected both by the soldiers of their battalions and by the people. The combat work of their battalions was always in sight. Slavyansk, Ilovaisk, Donetsk airport are places of military glory for "Sparta" and "Somalia", where "cyborgs" and "terminators" were disposed of and put to flight in batches.

The factor of revenge, the factor of fear and the sea of \u200b\u200bPR on blood.

What did Bandera achieve by killing the leaders of the resistance? Nothing, except that a few good young men were taken out of life. Really, in fact, in the SBU and among their curators, someone seriously thinks that on pain of further killings, the LPNR troops will stick a bayonet into the ground and start scattering? If they really think so, it is in vain. Whoever sows the wind will reap the storm. For the death of Motorola, Givi and other fighters for the freedom of Donbass, Banderas will spit blood. They are already spitting. In the offensive in the area of \u200b\u200bAvdeevka and Kominternovo, the Banderas lost almost 700 soldiers killed. Local authorities report that hospitals in Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, and Zaporozhye are again filled with "surgical waste".

And this is just the beginning. The way the junta drives its "gun-loafers" into yet another trap with a meat grinder will definitely not end with good for them.

Most of all, I wish that the day will come when an employee of the DPR / LPR Ministry of State Security will enter Poroshenko's office. Unbuckling the pistol holster, he will approach the pale Sugar Plum Fairy, and, looking with Zheglov's steel squint into his piggy eyes, will ask sternly: “Where did you get this wonderful sugar, Petyunya?”. Then he will take the reptile by the collar and drag him to a fair people's court.

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Givi knew that he would not die in battle. A note from the military commander Dmitry Steshin.

“Givi knew that he would not die in battle. In October 2014, Motor unexpectedly agreed to take us to the airport for reconnaissance. It was not far away - about two kilometers along Stratonavtov Street. Arseny was running ahead on his ATV, dashing around the wires chopped by shrapnel and sprawling barricades, God knows what time.

We stood at the corner, under a long concrete fence encircling some kind of industrial area filled with abandoned and rusty technicians. Ahead, in a couple of kilometers, a control tower gnawed by artillery was sticking out with a carious tooth, at the foot of which was a monastery cemetery. The last sun warmed the grass dry as gunpowder on the graves. A sleepy haze hung over the cemetery, from it, once a minute, long, bright yellow tongues of flame flew out, and then the rolling sound of a tank shot came. Four or five tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine rolled out into direct fire and thrashed at the old terminal, in which the militia had recently been entrenched. The motor squatted down and obscenely commented on what was happening into the radio, interspersed with obscene vocabulary with numbers. Around his feet, gray flowers scattered traces of recent landmines. They were beautiful, these flowers seemed to be engraved on the asphalt. The corner from which the concrete fence went to the right was often and very accurately laid. I still don't know why the spotters from the control tower, or the infantry advancing with tanks, did not notice us. A turn of the tank tower by 40 degrees to the right, two or three high-explosive fragmentation and even nothing to collect for the funeral.

I felt very chilly, although the day was abnormally warm. But it was impossible to leave or leave. It was impossible to fall in his own eyes and the eyes of the Motor. He didn’t like it when people whom he trusted were suddenly “bitten by a spectacle snake”.

We waited patiently for Motor to finish his military affairs, going through the longest minutes of his life. We drove back even faster, and then ran on foot up the stairs of an abandoned small-family hostel, suffocating from bulletproof vests pressing on their chest. There, on the seventh floor, in the semi-darkness, Givi was sitting at the optics. A whole battery of radios hissed, shell casings rolling with a crunch underfoot. The warriors were quietly talking, giving orders to mortar crews. For ten minutes we were stuck in this military and harsh comfort, took a breath, until the tanks transferred fire to our nine-story building. Then they added from the "Grad", single, and Givi was told by radio that his car, parked in the yard, had been "unwound". Expelling terrible curses, from which the heavens could turn red, Givi rushed down the dark corridor to the stairs. At that moment, a shell hit the lower floor and, at the same time, doors opened in a dozen apartments. It was as if the ghosts of the fleeing tenants were simultaneously poking into a narrow corridor.

Militia mortars were already working in the courtyard, cutting off those advancing from the old terminal with a wall of fire. The mortar men acted like robots powered by a power line. One mine did not come out of the barrel, and with a wild cry of "Abortion!", The soldiers dragged a spare barrel to the position. Givi was squatting beside his car and changing a wheel that had been broken by a splinter. He quickly twisted the jack handle, glancing with one eye at the radio lying next to him. With the other eye, he controlled the work of the mortars. It seems that the mortarmen were pleased that Givi was with them at that moment, and not hiding somewhere in the depths of a concrete bulk. Moreover, it has already become clear that the arrivals are not accidental - it is the Armed Forces of Ukraine trying to suppress the battery that thwarted their offensive.

The wheel nut could not be moved from its place, the edges were torn off, the head of the key turned freely. The temperament of Mikhail Tolstykh at that moment completely coincided with the call sign "Givi". When we wanted to take pictures of Givi and his emotions that were revealed, he with terrible swear words drove us to the basement of the house, into the walls - the only place where you can sit out during the artillery fire. Givi himself did not care much about this fire. He believed that someone was keeping him. And, like Motor, he knew for sure that he would not die in battle. Because in battle, these two archangels with invisible flaming swords could not be killed - they lived in battle. Two cheerful soldiers who could not speak without a mat, but knew how to fight. We took on ourselves the most terrible stage of this war in its hopelessness, leaving us the opportunity to enjoy the victory. And we must not despair, we have no right. Because Motor and Givi never got discouraged. "

Based on materials from Ria, RT.

In the morning, Givi was destroyed in Donetsk.

The case when there was no doubt at all that this would happen, they argued only about how and when. Even after Motorola everything was clear.

Of course, Givi did not die in battle, like other YouTube heroes, since in reality he did not command anything and did not go into the attack. He was blown up (burned with a flamethrower?) In his own office, they dump everything, according to tradition, on the Ukrainian DRG, which is already ridiculous. Well, or the Ukrainian DRGs in this war have evolved so much that they have learned to invisibly penetrate with flamethrowers even into the location of the "Somalia" battalion ...

I don't know how quilted jackets can still believe in such garbage.

Not weakly burned. Not even plaster left

In general, what strikes me most in this war is how supporters of Russia and the LPNR calmly contemplate the dastardly murders of their idols and like-minded people by the Kremlin, and at the same time continue to sincerely hate Ukrainians and support the war in Donbass.

It has long been clear to everyone who is killing the "heroes of Novorossiya". In half of the cases, there is no doubt at all - according to Batman-Bednov and Tsypkalov, the option for the participation of the Ukrainian DRG is excluded, there were 100% of their own. But at the same time, thousands of stoned madmen continue to support this whole meat grinder and sincerely believe that the "Russian world" is winning, and Putin is doing everything right.

Some kind of outrageous bestiality. However, this is in the traditions of Russia. After all, they manage to love Stalin, who killed almost all the revolutionaries and veterans of the party. It is more convenient to think that Givi was killed by Ukrainian saboteurs, who, with a Bumblebee, drove into the Somalia base and roasted Givi. So they will believe in this version.

This, perhaps, is the main drawback of the "Russian world", which turns all sane people away from it. Russian nationalism itself is not terrible. After all, Russian nationalists differ little from other nationalists. The scary thing is how easily these people are ready to surrender each other, how they are ready to justify the murders of their comrades-in-arms, how they are ready to spit and forget those whom they themselves considered heroes yesterday and extolled as outstanding commanders.

Killed your own? So it should be so. It's better for the Motherland. We will not ask unnecessary questions. It has been ordered to blame everything on the Ukrainians, so we will say everywhere that the Ukrainians are to blame. It is a pity of course Givi, but nothing can be done. It is said that Batman overnight turned from a hero of Novorossiya into a bloody marauder who had to be eliminated - so we will say so! It is said that Givi was killed by flying Ukrainian invisible saboteurs, which means it is.

The DPR Ministry of Defense confirmed: as a result of the terrorist attack on Wednesday morning, one of the most famous militia commanders, Mikhail Tolstykh, with the call sign "Givi", was killed. Presumably, a shot from a Bumblebee jet flamethrower was fired at the Tolstoy's office. This attack and murder in October 2016 of Arsen Pavlov (Motorola) are links of the same chain, we are confident in the DPR.

“I confirm: he died,” the deputy commander of the DPR operational command, Eduard Basurin, told the VZGLYAD newspaper, commenting on reports of the death of the commander of the Somalia unit, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign “Givi”) as a result of the terrorist attack.

"Questions should not be asked to the enemy DRG, but to those who allow them to act this way."

As, in turn, reports "Donetsk news agency" with reference to the operational command of the republic, the attack took place at 6.02 am on Wednesday. Journalist and blogger Ivan Rakhmetov on his page in Facebook reported that at the headquarters of the militia was fired from a jet infantry flamethrower "Bumblebee". The body of the deceased commander has already been identified; officers of the investigative bodies of the DPR and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the republic are working at the scene of the attack.

The DPR prosecutor's office reported that investigators had already found the alleged killers of Mikhail Tolstykh - the Ukrainian DRG (sabotage and reconnaissance group) was involved in the terrorist attack. The leadership of the republic promises to find and punish the killers of the famous commander according to the laws of wartime.

This terrorist attack and what happened earlier (call sign "Motorola") are links in one chain. The Ukrainian special services are behind the attacks, a source in the security forces of the Donetsk Republic emphasized in a comment to the agency.

The Security Service of Ukraine does not confirm or deny the information about the death of "one of the leaders of the DPR militants" with the call sign "Givi", the adviser to the head of the SBU Yuri Tandit said on the air of the TV channel.

We add that last Saturday in the center of Lugansk there was an explosion of a car, qualified as. Then the head of the People's Militia of the LPR Oleg Anashchenko, which, like the VZGLYAD newspaper, actually beheaded this structure. The defense department of the Luhansk republic accused the Ukrainian special services of the deed.

"Enemy DRGs are actually walking with us"

“The enemy is the enemy, and the enemy's killers did what they had to. Questions should be asked to those who must ensure that nothing of the kind happens on the territory of the republics, ”said the VSN fighter, publicist Pavel Kukhmirov (callsign“ Shakespeare ”) to the VZGLYAD newspaper.

The interlocutor recalled that three terrorist attacks had already taken place in the Donbass republics over the past week. In particular, this is the already mentioned murder of Colonel Anashchenko, one of the commanders of the militia, in fact the Minister of Defense of the LPR, an explosion in the Motel area (at the exit to Makeyevka) on the evening of February 2, and finally - the murder of Givi. "A sabotage carried out with fantastic efficiency" - this is how Kukhmirov described the murder.

In his opinion, all these tragic incidents now speak only of one thing: enemy diversion groups are actually walking across our territory. “Again, the questions should not be asked to enemy diversion groups, but to those who allow them to act like this. Our counterintelligence and security services did not give any answers to these questions even after the murder of Motorola, I suppose they will not give even after the murder of Givi. But the conclusions must be drawn by them. But life will show it or not, ”the volunteer said.

"The names of Givi and Motorola were heard by the Ukrainian side"

The founder of the "Donetsk Republic" movement, former speaker of the People's Council and Deputy Prime Minister of the DPR Andrei Purgin, in a commentary to the VZGLYAD newspaper, noted that there can be only one assumption about those responsible for the death of Mikhail Tolstykh. “These are the actions of Ukraine, in fact, of the Ukrainian special services,” the source said. “And they do not really hide the fact that they have adopted closed documents on strategy and tactics in Donbass.” Purgin recalled that today, along the line of contact, Ukrainian armed formations are being pulled up to the maximum.

“Attempts are being made to destabilize the situation, to maximize it,” added Purgin. - Let's not forget who is currently consulting the Ukrainian side. These are guys who for a very long time and well know the technological methods of undermining the situation, the methods of such orange revolutions and so on. "

The interlocutor recalled that the names of Givi and Motorola have always been heard by the Ukrainian side. Motorola was a symbol of the Russian militia, a person who came here as a volunteer at the call of his heart, and a native of Ilovaisk Givi was a local guy who showed himself in the war and won the respect of the rest of the militias, Purgin said. “That is, these are the people who are very annoying to the Ukrainian state,” he stressed, noting that there is not enough recognition of Ukraine, as Israel once did for the actions of the Mossad, which destroyed its enemies around the world.

“Ukraine acts like a terrorist state. And in the case of Motorola, and in the case of Givi, these are purely terrorist acts. Undoubtedly, the Ukrainian state apparatus is behind this, ”the interlocutor concluded.

"You can get a guard, but I will not do it"

Former diesel forklift driver Mikhail Tolstykh became famous in the summer of 2014 during the battles for his hometown of Ilovaisk. The 34-year-old (at that time) commander of the militia, who managed to take part in the defense of Sloviansk, played a significant role during the repulsion of the storming of Ilovaisk by the Ukrainian security forces and in subsequent battles in the Ilovaisk cauldron.

At the same time, another well-known leader of the militia distinguished himself - the commander of the anti-tank special unit "Sparta" Arsen Pavlov, better known by the call sign "Motorola". The tandem of two battalions, Givi and Motorola, was also remembered for the battles for Donetsk airport in September 2014 - January 2015, after which Sparta and Somalia began to be perceived as perhaps the most effective units of the armed forces. The inclusion of Motorola and Givi in \u200b\u200bthe EU sanctions list became a kind of "reward".

Colonel Arsen Pavlov in October last year in a bomb explosion, followed by Tolstoy for the murder of a colleague and friend.

At the same time, threats from Ukrainian radicals began to come to Givi. “I read the comments that comrades Ukrainians send me greetings. I'm not afraid of anything - then the commander. - I have nothing to lose. I know that I am doing the right thing. I am fighting for my land and a free republic. "

“I will continue to lead the life of a military unit commander. You can get a lot of security, but I will not. I'm not afraid for my life. I don't feel as important as Arsen. Arsen was a cut taller than me, "Tolstykh said. Speaking in a commentary to Life about his own injury, Givi denied information from the Ukrainian media that he allegedly shot himself in the leg:" I hasten to disappoint them - I did not do anything like that, moreover, the next morning I was on the front line and commanded my battalion. "

The Ukrainian security forces, as the commander of "Somalia" said, have lost a lot of people. “They are not capable of fighting. They cannot fight with us. And with whom (the APU) is able to fight? Unfortunately, with civilians. I apologize to those civilians who were fired upon, but they did everything that the armed forces of the republic could do, ”he assured.

Earlier, the Ukrainian side also reported the death of one of Givi's comrades in arms - a militia with the call sign "Consul", who used this information using the original video.

He was later charged with organizing the assassination of the commander of the "Somalia". “What else can they [in the DPR] say? That they, excuse me, wet each other in the toilet? It is clear that they need to blame someone, ”Avakov’s advisor told RBC.

Former tanker

how told In an interview, 36-year-old Tolstykh (originally from Ilovaisk, Donetsk region), he served as a tank commander in the Ukrainian army, where he took the call sign Givi in \u200b\u200bhonor of his Georgian great-grandfather. Then Tolstykh worked as an industrial climber and driver at a rope factory.

With the outbreak of hostilities in the Donbass, he fought on the side of the forces of the self-proclaimed DPR near Slavyansk and was a member of the group of Igor Strelkov. But the Tolstoy and his battalion gained fame during the battles for the new terminal of the Donetsk airport. In the course of many days of fighting, the Tolstoy detachment managed to occupy the ruins of a building that was defended by soldiers of the Ukrainian army. In addition, the Tolstoy detachment fought near Ilovaisk, where it participated in the encirclement of the Ukrainian group. In recent battles near Avdeevka, he was wounded.

Ukrainian trace version

The leaders of the self-proclaimed republics are in no hurry to comment on the death of the Tolstoy. One of the leaders of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, did not answer RBC's calls. According to the representative of the LPR in the Minsk negotiating group Vladislav Deyniy, he does not yet have any information about possible versions. The former head of the DPR, Alexander Borodai, also declined to comment on RBC.

The State Duma believes that the Ukrainian side is behind the death of the Tolstoy. “This fits into the general tendency for Ukraine to prepare an offensive in Donbass,” said Konstantin Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs, United Russia. He recalls that “just a few days ago the head of the LPR police was killed, Ukraine continues to pull equipment and forces into Avdiivka and shell Donetsk”. At the same time, Zatulin believes that the final decision on the offensive by Kiev has not been made and they continue to monitor the West's reaction to their actions.

A former DPR officer told RBC that Givi was always loyal to the authorities and his death could not be associated with a rebellion against the leadership of the unrecognized republic or Russian curators. On the other hand, in his opinion, although the Ukrainian sabotage group could theoretically commit a murder using internal agents, Tolstykh is not a commander whose murder will change the situation at the front. His media fame along with Motorola did not match his real influence in the army, the source points out.

Just like Motorola, Givi, according to RBC sources in the unrecognized republics, was not interested in politics and did not have his own people in the DPR parliament.

Russian trace version

"From a professional point of view, the murder of the Tolstoy is the result of the disgusting work of the DPR counterintelligence", - commented Strelkov on his VKontakte page. According to him, since the shot caught Givi in \u200b\u200bhis office, it means that either the killers installed a surveillance camera in the office, or had agents in his close circle.

The preparedness of the killers is similar to the operation on Motorola, who died in a mined elevator of his own house. The plastic was fixed on the elevator cable, despite the fact that a watchman was sitting at the checkpoint.

According to the Ukrainian political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko, the attempt on the life of the Tolstoys could have been made by "underground sabotage groups" associated with "Russian special services." “We have already seen a mopping-up for internal reasons more than once: for example, the elimination of especially anarchist commanders Bednov and Dremov. The version of the struggle for control of financial flows cannot be ruled out either. Perhaps, the most controversial figures are simply removed. Russia, after negotiations with the West, may remove from its posts and leaders of the separatist republics Plotnitsky and Zakharchenko, ”he said in a comment to RBC.

Political scientist Vadim Karasev agrees with Fesenko. In his opinion, if own people are involved in the death of the Tolstoy, this means that "there is a mopping-up of the military field commanders" who are simply unnecessary to take a course towards a peaceful solution to the conflict, "because they" simply interfere. "

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov rejected the version of Moscow's involvement in the assassination attempt. “We absolutely and quite unequivocally exclude any [involvement], we deny any accusations against the Russian side about possible involvement in this, this is out of the question,” said a Kremlin spokesman.

If the secret services of Ukraine are behind the assassination attempt on the Tolstoy, then this is a blow to the most active military leaders of the DPR, which in turn can lead to demoralization of a number of military units of the self-proclaimed republic, Karasev notes. “The death of Givi symbolizes a fork: either the process will shift towards negotiations and real political regulation, or vice versa - towards a sharp military exacerbation, an outbreak of military violence, -an attempt to resolve the conflict not so much diplomatically as by military means,” Karasev summed up.

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Sweep series

The death of Mikhail Tolstykh was the second high-profile terrorist attack in recent years in the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass. On February 4 this year in Lugansk, the head of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) Oleg Anashchenko died as a result of a car explosion.

One of the most notorious acts of terrorism was the death of another prominent military leader of the DPR - the commander of the Sparta battalion, Russian Arsen Pavlov, known as Motorola. He was also at his home on October 16, 2016. Officially, the leaders of the DPR accused Ukrainian saboteurs of the attempt on Pavlov's life, and later reported on the capture of a sabotage group, which allegedly took responsibility for the elimination of Pavlov.

Attempts to assassinate the leaders of the field commanders of the DPR and LPR began in the summer of 2015. In early January 2015, former LPR Minister of Defense Alexander Bednov, known as Batman, was killed. The LPR authorities then accused Bednov and his people of robbery, abduction and torture.

In May 2015, the commander of the Ghost battalion, Aleksey Mozgovoy, was killed. Officially, the LPR authorities accused the Ukrainian special services of liquidating it. Shortly before the death of Mozgovoy, he allowed himself an open criticism of the Donetsk militia, saying that the fighting for the LPR fighters was "pure business." At the funeral of Mozgovoy, his associates told the RBC correspondent that they considered the leader of the LPR Igor Plotnitsky to be guilty of his death.

In December 2015, Cossack ataman Pavel Dremov, another field commander who criticized Igor Plotnitsky, was killed.

The killings of supporters of the LPR and DPR continued in 2016. In early October, in the village of Slavyanoserbsk, Lugansk region, Armen Bagiryan (Baggi) was shot dead with several associates. On September 19, Alexander Zhilin, leader of the pro-Russian Oplot organization, was killed in the Moscow region. The Investigative Committee of Russia soon announced that the main version of the murder was Zhilin's commercial activities.

Image copyright VALERY SHARIFULIN / TASS Image caption Mikhail Tolstykh was born in Ilovaisk, in the Donetsk region and before the war he worked at a rope factory

Mikhail Tolstykh, the commander of the Donbass separatist battalion "Somalia", known by the nickname Givi, was killed early Wednesday morning in a Donetsk suburb. In his office on the base of the battalion shot from the jet infantry flamethrower "Shmel". The Russian service of the BBC asked journalists working in eastern Ukraine to comment on this murder, which the authorities of the self-proclaimed DPR had already called a terrorist attack.

Over the past two years, a number of prominent field commanders of armed formations have been killed in the Donbas. None of them died during the battles with the Ukrainian military.

The so-called "Ministry of Defense" of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" has already said that the Ukrainian authorities were involved in the murder of Tolstykh-Givi and blamed the adviser to the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs Zoryan Shkiryak. "I appeal to all the Ukrainian authorities and servicemen. You will not shoot us all!" - said the head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko.

"At the beginning of 2017: Mikhail Tolstykh, Oleg Anashchenko, Valery Bolotov joined their terrorist brothers, destroyed by the Kremlin masters in 2016 and 2015. Broken cards," Artem Shevchenko, head of the communications department, wrote in turn on Facebook Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Who is Mikhail Tolstykh-Givi, how did he become a participant in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, who could have killed him and what could be the consequences of this murder? These questions were asked by the BBC Russian Service to two journalists who worked in Donbass.

Ilya Barabanov, special correspondent of the Kommersant publishing house:

Mikhail Tolstykh, like Arseniy Pavlov (call sign "Motorola", commanded a battalion of Donbass separatists "Sparta", died in an explosion in October 2016) became famous, gained fame during the battles for Donetsk airport, which went on until January 2015. They acted as the main speakers, the faces of this war for the official Russian media. Each had a clear role, role.

Pavlov is an example of a militia, a man from the land, who came to help the brotherly people of Donbass. Givi is a native of the locals, a native of Donetsk (although how indigenous - you still need to figure it out). Defends his land and his people.

It is clear that this is not a Ukrainian sabotage group - they have nothing to do with the deaths of commanders in the DPR at all. There is a business, property affairs Ilya Barabanov, special correspondent of the publishing house "Kommersant"

While the active phase of hostilities was going on, these people were needed. But after the second Minsk the need for bright commanders abruptly disappeared - bureaucracy and brightness are incompatible things. It became clear that only those who are less bright have a chance to survive. So Dremov disappeared in the LPR [Pavel Dremov, call sign Batya, died on December 12, 2015 in a car explosion on the way to his wedding], Batman [Alexander Bednov, former defense minister of the self-proclaimed LPR, killed on January 1 during the shooting of the convoy], Mozgovoy [Alexei Mozgovoy, the commander of the "Ghost" battalion, died during the shelling of his car on May 23, 2015] - they did not want to fit into the vertical.

In Donetsk, they preferred to negotiate. There was no longer the need for Strelkov [Igor Girkin, the former "Minister of Defense" of the DPR, now lives in Moscow], Bezler [Igor Bezler, call sign Bes, the former commander of the Donbass people's militia] - they were taken out, taken out of the game. Now there is really no one to withdraw. It is important to remember that after the explosion that killed Pavlov, Tolstykh wanted to escape and take his family to Transnistria.

The question is why they decided to get rid of him right now, what happened? It is clear that this is not a Ukrainian sabotage group - they have nothing to do with the deaths of commanders in the DPR at all. There is a business, property affairs. There are rumors that he "finished" the plant in Gorlovka - for non-ferrous metal, and sold it to Russia.

Since we are witnessing an aggravation of the situation, it may be an internal conflict. Someone could decide to use the situation, put pressure on the Russian authorities.

In any case, on this, if my memory serves me, the series of murders of commanders can be ended. Only the former Vostok commander Khodakovsky remains in Donetsk [Alexander Khodakovsky, the former secretary of the DPR Security Council, who later announced his departure to the opposition]. Individuals, by and large, no longer exist. If I were in his place, I would think about leaving Donetsk as soon as possible.

On the one hand, we constantly hear from the official [Russian] propagandists that the DPR tanks will soon be in Kiev, and the political scientist [Sergey] Markov tells how the Mongolian university called the Donbass army one of the strongest in the world. Then these same people tell us about a mysterious sabotage group, and for some reason this does not cause dissonance in anyone.

But we are in a zone of turbulence, given the tense situation around Avdiivka, in the Mariupol direction. The second Minsk agreements will soon be two years old. It became obvious that it would not be possible to fulfill them, even the paragraph on the exchange of prisoners. Official politicians will sooner or will have to acknowledge the impossibility, but an alternative to peace agreements can only be a new round of hostilities.

Those who eliminated Mikhail Tolstykh, perhaps, want to lead the situation to this.

Image copyright Valery Sharifulin / TASS Image caption Mikhail Tolstykh (Givi) and Arseniy Pavlov (Motorola) gained fame during the battles for Donetsk airport

Alexander Sladkov, VGTRK special correspondent:

Givi was a famous commander who began his journey from the depths of the Donetsk events. Tall, dark-skinned, efficient, fit. Favorite sports - boxing, football. His grandfather, who participated in the Great Patriotic War, had the nickname Givi; he took the same nickname as his callsign here during the war. By himself, he is a mobile, harsh, impudent person who expresses everything in his eyes, who has been interested in the ideas of the "Donbass People's Republic" and military affairs for the past three years.

First he commanded a company, then a tank battalion, and ended his life as commander of a motorized rifle battalion. His death is associated with the hit of a thermobaric projectile of the Bumblebee infantry rocket flamethrower, the volumetric explosion of which burns all living things within 0.4 seconds.

I don't think Givi's death is related to such a power struggle. This is all a continuation of the war, which neither the West nor the East will stop in any way Alexander Sladkov, special correspondent of VGTRK

Since he fought against the armed forces of Ukraine, first of all, his death could be beneficial to the armed forces of Ukraine as an enemy of the "Donetsk People's Republic". They are primarily interested.

My point of view is that theses may lie around the Ukrainian sabotage groups that operate in Donetsk. If so, then it was done in a professional and delicate way - they did it and left.

The struggle for power is constantly happening here: there were primaries, there were elections - elections of mayors of municipalities. The struggle is ongoing, it is everywhere, it is a legitimate process. I don't think Givi's death is related to such a power struggle. This is all a continuation of the war, which neither the West nor the East will stop in any way. All this is a war, and all the rest is a consequence of this phenomenon.

In fact, the processes are very acute, and they, naturally, should alert not only residents of Donetsk or Ukraine, but also residents of Europe and the Russian Federation, because if there is a sabotage war, it will kill people who defend this or that idea in the West , both in Russia and in the CIS. This is a very dangerous phenomenon that can very quickly and negatively affect the lives of ordinary people.

I don't think Givi's death is related to the recent escalation in the region. You can't just jump out like the devil out of a snuffbox, fire a thermobaric projectile and leave. All these things - they are being prepared carefully, not one month.