Gennadiy Tsypkalov


Gennadiy Nikolayevich Tsypkalov was a political and military figure of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic. For 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 has committed suicide.
According to some of Tsypkalov's colleagues whom Igor Plotnitsky dismissed, the leadership of LPR murdered Tsypkalov. His true death cause is unknown.