Igor Girkin
Russian citizen from Moscow who played a significant role in the War in Donbass
- Born
- 17 December 1970, Moscow
- Age
- 55
- Birth name
- Игорь Всеволодович Гиркин
Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin (born 17 December 1970), also known by the alias Igor Ivanovich Strelkov, 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.
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