Funeral of Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh, the commander of the Somali Battalion, was held on February 10. Here is the video report from the ceremony by American war correspondent Russell Bentley.
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Givi
Texas on the assassination of Givi
A Hero of the DPR, the commander of the “Somali” Independent Ilovaysk Guards Motor-rifle (assault) battalion, Colonel Mikhail Tolstykh died today. Without question, he was one of the strongest officers in the DPR army, and he was a symbol of the entire resistance. This is a difficult loss.
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Donetsk paid its last respect to the colonel Mikhail Tolstykh (photos)
10.02.17, DPR.
Tens of thousands of Donetsk residents came to Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre to pay their last tribute to their defender, the Hero of Donetsk People’s Republic murdered as a result of enemy’s despicable sabotage. This tragedy was a bitter blow for the people but did not break their spirit. There was a strong sense of unity and consolidation of the people in the face of Nazi scum, which overstepped all the conceivable marks.
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Hero of the Republic.
Mikhail "Givi" Tolstykh
Donetsk today…
09.02.2017, DPR.
Emergency Intercept Protocol declared in DPR
08.02.2017, DPR.
Emergency Intercept Protocol has been declared in Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) due to the murder of Somali Battalion commander Givi, a source in DPR People’s Militia informed a reporter of the Rossa Primavera News Agency on February 8th.
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Givi assassinated as a result of sabotage
08.02.2017, DPR.
We have received sad news. A Hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic, commander of the Somali Battalion, Mikhail Tolstykh (callsign Givi), has been killed as a result of a terrorist act.
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Givi received a concussion, but continues to fight against the Ukrainian military
01.02.2017, DPR.
Yesterday, January 31st, the Commander of Somali battalion (callsign Givi) received a concussion while correcting artillery fire.
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