Igor Girkin
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Person
- Born
- 1970-12-17
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications
· 2004 · cited 10,422x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,308x
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells
· 2007 · cited 8,598x
- Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials
· 2011 · cited 6,807x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,071x
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Key facts
- President
- Pavel Gubarev
- Prime minister
- Alexander Borodai , Alexander Zakharchenko
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- Vladimir Kononov
- Born
- Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin , ( 1970-12-17 ) 17 December 1970 (age 55) , Moscow , Soviet Union
- Party
- Angry Patriots Club (2023)
- Nickname
- Igor Ivanovich Strelkov
- Allegiance
- Russia , Transnistria , Republika Srpska , Donetsk Republic
- Branch service
- Russian Ground Forces , Federal Security Service , Donbas People's Militia
- Rank
- Colonel
- Battles wars
- Transnistria War Bosnian War Chechen–Russian conflict First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation 2014 Simferopol incident War in Donbas (2014–2022) Siege of Sloviansk Battle of Kramatorsk
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Key dates
- Born
- 17 December 1970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Occupation
- soldier
- Employer
- Federal Security Service
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Field of work
- poetry
- Conflict
- War of Dagestan
- Military branch
- Russian Ground Forces
Article
Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin (Russian: И́горь Все́володович Ги́ркин, IPA: [ˈiɡərʲ ˈfsʲevələdəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡʲirkʲɪn]; born 17 December 1970), also known by the alias Igor Ivanovich Strelkov (Russian: И́горь Ива́нович Стрелко́в, IPA: [ˈiɡərʲ ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ strʲɪlˈkof]), is a Russian army veteran and former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer who played a key role in the Russian annexation of Crimea, and then in the Donbas War as an organizer of militant groups in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). In 2024 he was convicted on charges of inciting extremism. Earlier he received a life sentence in absentia in the Netherlands for his role in downing the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
Girkin admitted responsibility for sparking the Donbas War in eastern Ukraine when, in April 2014, he led a group of armed Russian militants who seized Sloviansk. His role in the siege gained him influence and attention, and he was appointed to the position of Minister of Defense in the Donetsk People's Republic, a puppet state of Russia. Girkin was charged with terrorism by Ukrainian authorities. He has also been sanctioned by the European Union, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Canada and Switzerland for his leading role in the war in eastern Ukraine.
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1970 birthsArmy of Republika Srpska soldiersFederal Security Service officersForeign volunteers in the Bosnian WarGRU officersIndividuals designated as terrorist by the government of UkraineLiving peopleMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Military personnel from MoscowPeople convicted in absentiaPeople convicted of murder by the NetherlandsPeople from the Donetsk People's Republic