Valery Bolotov
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Valery Bolotov | |
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Валерий Болотов | |
Deputy | Sergey Tsyplakov |
Preceded by | Himself as LPR's "People's Governor" |
Succeeded by | Igor Plotnitsky |
Personal details | |
Born | Taganrog, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 13 February 1970
Died | 27 January 2017 Moscow, Russia | (aged 46)
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Political party | Party of Regions |
Children | 2 |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Luhansk People's Republic |
Years of service | 2014–2017 |
Battles/wars | |
Valery Dmitrievitch Bolotov (Russian: Вале́рий Дми́триевич Бо́лотов;[a] Ukrainian: Вале́рій Дми́трович Бо́лотов; 13 February 1970 – 27 January 2017)[1] was a Ukrainian pro-Russia militant. In 2014, he became a prominent belligerent in the War in Donbas after being elected as the "People's Governor" of the internationally unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic, which was a Russia-aligned separatist quasi-country within Ukraine at the time. In 2017, he was found dead inside of his home in Moscow, Russia, under disputed circumstances; the exact cause of his death remains undetermined.
Biography
Soviet era
Little is known about Bolotov's life prior to 2014; in a video of him voting in a local referendum, he presents a Ukrainian passport which indicates that he was born in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast on 13 February 1970. In 1974, he moved to Kadiivka, in the Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine.[2]
Bolotov claimed to be a senior sergeant of the
Post-Soviet era
Bolotov worked as a manager and director at a meat factory and used to run a small business.[2]
Before the pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, Bolotov was a representative of Oleksandr Yefremov who supervised illegal mining in the region.[4]
In 2014, Bolotov became a leader of an armed group during the
Death and legacy
Bolotov was found dead on 27 January 2017 in his own home in
His widow has two children.[3]
See also
- Alexander Bednov
- Aleksandr Kharitonov (politician)
- Aleksey Mozgovoy
- Arsen Pavlov
- Mikhail Tolstykh
- Gennadiy Tsypkalov
- Alexander Zakharchenko
- List of unsolved deaths
- Separatist forces of the war in Donbass
Notes
References
- ^ RBC. 27 January 2017
- ^ a b "Top officials appointed in Luhansk people's republic". Interfax-Ukraine. May 19, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c Кто они, "народные губернаторы": Харьков возглавил автослесарь, а Луганск – десантник [Who are those, "People's Governors"? Kharkov- a mechanic, while Lugansk – a paratrooper]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). April 23, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Former chief of Luhansk SBU Petrulevych: The terrorists groups of Russian GRU is already in Kiev and anticipating a signal". Gordon. July 2, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ "Pro-Russian Separatist Leader Survives Assassination Attempt in Ukraine". Mashable.com. May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Separatists recapture their leader on the eve of peace talks in Ukraine". Reuters. May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine fighting: Rebel official resigns; shells fall on Donetsk". CNN. August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ "Тело бывшего главы ЛНР Валерия Болотова обнаружила его супруга". 27 January 2017.
- ^ Умер первый глава ЛНР Валерий Болотов
- ^ "СМИ узнали причину смерти первого главы ЛНР Валерия Болотова". Росбизнесконсалтинг. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ^ "Bolotov's wife suspects that her husband was poisoned". ukropnews24.com. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Судмедэксперты проверяют кровь Болотова на наличие ядов". Life.ru. January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Жена первого главы ЛНР Болотова подозревает, что его отравили чашкой кофе". Life.ru. January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Грани.Ру: Вдова Болотова: Мужа отравили чашкой кофе".
External links
- Media related to Valery Bolotov at Wikimedia Commons