Acting
13 May 2014 – 17 May 2014
Preceded by
Aleksandr Kharitonov (Acting)
Succeeded by
In office
26 August 2014 – 26 December 2015
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Born
(1973-06-21)21 June 1973
Malchevsko-Polnenskaya, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Died
24 September 2016(2016-09-24) (aged 43)
Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
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Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov (Russian: Геннадий Николаевич Цыпкалов; 21 June 1973 – 24 September 2016) was a political and military figure of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). For a short time in May 2014, he served as acting People's Governor of the LPR, while Valeriy Bolotov was recovering from wounds.
According to officials of the Luhansk People's Republic, Tsypkalov committed suicide on 24 September 2016.[1]
According to some of Tsypkalov's colleagues whom Igor Plotnitsky dismissed however, the leadership of LPR murdered Tsypkalov.[2][3][4] His true death cause is unknown.
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Donetsk People's Republic (April 2014 – September 2022)
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