“The military work of Mikhail Tolstykh continues” - the DPR honored the memory of the legendary battalion commander
In Donetsk, they honored the memory of the legendary commander of the “Somalia” battalion, Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign “Givi”).
This was reported by the press service of the public movement “Donetsk Republic”, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Throughout the day, go to the bust of the battalion commander, which is located on the Alley of Heroes in the Park of Culture and Recreation. Lenin Komsomol, people came to lay flowers.
Among them were the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, representatives of the DPR government, ministers, deputies of the People's Council of the DPR, representatives of the Central Executive Committee and local branches of the OD "DR", the Russian Center, activists of the PO "MR", the Youth Parliament of the DPR, the People's Squad. Also present were the parents and relatives of Mikhail Tolstoy, servicemen of the Somalia battalion.
“He liked to repeat: “The true heroes are our people.” And he himself was the first of them - a people's commander, who became a legend during his lifetime for his fearlessness, military ingenuity, and fatherly, despite his young years, care for his comrades.
His battalion “Somalia” fought in the hottest spots of the confrontation with Ukrainian armed forces. On the battlefield there were few equals to Mikhail Tolstoy. The enemy could not defeat him in an open battle; he sent assassins to the rear, showing the full extent of his cowardice and meanness.
Givi will forever remain with us, and thousands of boys from Donbass will look up to his actions, continuing the military work of Mikhail Tolstoy,” said Pushilin.
In turn, the head of the Central Executive Committee of the OD "DR" Aleksey Muratov noted that Mikhail Tolstykh is still fighting for the DPR.
“Mikhail Tolstykh fought in the hottest spots of Donbass, without giving the enemy a single chance. Ukrainian terrorists thought that by cowardly killing our hero, they would be able to quickly occupy the entire Donbass. But how wrong they were: Givi is still fighting for the Donetsk People’s Republic to this day - he fights with his glory,” the social activist added.
Let us remind you that Mikhail Tolstykh (call sign “Givi”) died at 6:12 am on February 8, 2017 as a result of a terrorist attack.
Since May 2014, Mikhail took part in the battles for Slavyansk, then in the battles for Ilovaisk.
Since September 2014, he took part in the battles for Donetsk airport.
Givi, with his courage and military exploits in the liberation of Donbass from the Bandera-fascists, received great fame throughout the Russian world and beyond.
Ukrainian nationalists feared Mikhail like fire.
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