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| native_name = Дмитро Тимчук |
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| office = [[Verkhovna Rada#Composition|People's Deputy of Ukraine]] |
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| birth_name = Dmytro Tymchuk |
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| birth_date = [[June 27]], [[1972]] |
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| term_start = 27 November 2014<ref name=endRda714>[http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/en/148/583500/ CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422] {{webarchive |url |
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=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204164227/http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/en/148/583500/ |date=4 December 2014 }}, [[National Radio Company of Ukraine]] (25 November 2014)<br>[http://www.unian.info/politics/1014078-parliament-to-form-leadership-and-coalition-on-november-27.html "Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27"], [[UNIAN]] (26 November 2014)</ref> |
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| occupation = Military expert, [[Journalist]] |
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| term_end = 19 June 2019 |
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| nationality = {{flagicon|Ukraine}}[[Ukraine]] |
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| birth_name = Dmytro Borysovych Tymchuk |
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| birth_place = [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[USSR]] |
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| death_place = [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]]<ref name="594752Tymchuk">[https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/594752.html MP Dmytro Tymchuk from People's Front dies in Kyiv], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (19 June 2019)</ref> |
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'''Dmytro Tymchuk''' ({{lang-uk| |
'''Dmytro Borysovych Tymchuk''' ({{lang-uk|Дмитро́ Бори́сович Тимчу́к}}; 27 June 1972 – 19 June 2019)<ref name=LIGA141121/> was a [[member of parliament]] of [[Ukraine]], a Ukrainian military expert and blogger, an officer of the Ukrainian military reserve (''[[Podpolkovnik|Lieutenant Colonel]]''), and one of the coordinators of the ''Information Resistance'' blog.<ref name=IR-about/> During the ongoing [[2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine]], he became one of the most popular Ukrainian online activists and was extensively cited on the situation in the country.<ref name=KP-author/><ref name=HP-author/><ref name=AJ-person/><ref name=Unian140501/><ref name=USAT140712/><ref name=Reut140627/><ref name=BBC140819/> |
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In 2014 Tymchuk was elected to the [[8th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada|Verkhovna Rada]] for the [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]].<ref name=Rada-Bio/> |
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==Early life and education== |
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Tymchuk was born 27 June 1972 in [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]. From 1978 to 1983, he lived in the [[German Democratic Republic]] due to his father's service in the [[Soviet Army]] and then moved to [[Berdychiv]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], where he spent the rest of his youth.<ref name=LIGA141121/> (Both Russia and Ukraine were part of the Soviet Union from 1920 until [[Declaration of Independence of Ukraine|Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991]].)<ref name=HistUkraine/> In 1995, Tymchuk graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the [[Lviv]] Higher Military-Political School (Soviet predecessor of the [[Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy]]).<ref name=LIGA141121/> |
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==Career== |
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Tymchuk served in the [[Ukrainian army]] from 1995 to 1997 and then worked at the headquarters of the [[National Guard of Ukraine]] until 2000.<ref name=LIGA141121/> From 2000 to 2012, he worked in various divisions of the [[Ministry of Defense of Ukraine]].<ref name=LIGA141121/> He served in [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Iraq]], [[Kosovo Force|Kosovo]], and [[Lebanon]].<ref name=KP-author/> His highest military rank is [[lieutenant colonel]].<ref name=LIGA141121/> |
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In 2008, Tymchuk became the chief editor of the [[online publication]] ''Fleet-2017'' and head of the [[NGO]] ''Center for Military-Political Studies''.<ref name=LIGA141121/> He is one of the coordinators of the ''Information Resistance'' news website.<ref name=IR-about/><ref name=Focus140705/> During the [[2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine]] and [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbass]], Tymchuk became one of the most popular Ukrainian online activists in Ukraine and was extensively cited on the situation in the country.<ref name=KP-author/><ref name=HP-author/><ref name=AJ-person/><ref name=Unian140501/><ref name=USAT140712/><ref name=Reut140627/><ref name=BBC140819/><ref name=GVO140423/> In November 2014, the number of those following his [[Facebook]] page exceeded 190,000 [[IP address]]es.<ref name=LIGA141121/> |
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Tymchuk became a founding member of the new party [[People's Front (Ukraine)|People's Front]] on 10 September 2014, 46 days before the [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election]].<ref name=UP140910/><ref name=BG140825/> He was elected to the [[Verkhovna Rada]] (Ukrainian parliament).<ref name=Rada-Bio/> |
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==Death== |
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On 19 June 2019, Tymchuk was found dead in his home from a firearm injury to his head. According to media reports and the preliminary working version of the [[Kyiv police]] he was cleaning his gun and accidentally discharged it.<ref name="594752Tymchuk"/><ref>{{in lang|uk}} {{cite news |title=Знайшли застреленим нардепа Тимчука |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2019/06/19/7218546/ |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]}}</ref><ref name=RFE_RL /> |
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== See also == |
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*[[List of members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine who died in office]] |
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==References== |
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<ref name=RFE_RL>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-lawmaker-who-reported-on-crimea-s-occupation-dies/30008473.html |title=Ukrainian Lawmaker Who Reported On Crimea's Occupation Dies |date=19 June 2019 |accessdate=19 June 2019 |publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|RFE/RL]]}}</ref> |
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<ref name=Unian140501>{{cite web |url= http://www.unian.ua/politics/913830-teroristi-na-zavtra-gotuyut-provokatsiyu-z-jertvami-v-slovyansku-timchuk.html |script-title=uk:Терористи на завтра готують провокацію з жертвами в Слов'янську - Тимчук |language= Ukrainian |trans-title=Terrorists planning deadly provocation in Sloviansk, says Tymchuk |publisher= Unian |date= 1 May 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=HP-author>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dmitry-tymchuk/ |title= Dmitry Tymchuk |work=The Huffington Post |accessdate= 21 April 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=USAT140712>{{Cite web |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/12/ukraine-donetsk-separatists/12506719/ |title=Ukraine's next battle is Donetsk, but no bombs, please |publisher=[[USA Today]] |date=12 July 2014 |accessdate=12 July 2014 |first1=Hal |last1= Foster |first2=Tatyana |last2=Goryachova |website=www.usatoday.com }}</ref> |
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<ref name=AJ-person>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/category/person/dmytro-tymchuk |title=PERSON: DMYTRO TYMCHUK |publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |date=25 June 2014 |accessdate=12 July 2014 |website=www.aljazeera.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617171253/http://www.aljazeera.com/category/person/dmytro-tymchuk |archivedate=17 June 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=Reut140627>{{Cite web |url= https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0F20HC20140627 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140627231159/http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0F20HC20140627 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 27 June 2014 |title=Four Ukrainian servicemen killed in new fighting - military source |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=27 June 2014 |accessdate=5 September 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=BBC140819>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28858542 |title=Ukraine street battles in Luhansk as troops advance |publisher=[[BBC News Online]] |date=19 August 2014 |accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> |
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<ref name=KP-author>{{cite web |url= http://www.kyivpost.com/content/author/dmitry-tymchuk/ |title= Dmitry Tymchuk |publisher= [[Kyiv Post]] }}</ref> |
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<ref name=LIGA141121>{{cite news |url= http://file.liga.net/person/69564-tymchuk-dmitriy.htm |title= Тымчук Дмитрий Борисович |language= Russian |trans-title= Dmitry Borisovich Tymchuk |publisher= LIGA |date= 21 November 2014 |access-date= 15 August 2014 |archive-date= 11 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150411050310/http://file.liga.net/person/69564-tymchuk-dmitriy.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> |
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<ref name=HistUkraine>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BNUtdVrw6lIC&dq=16+July+1991+Ukrainian+state+sovereignty.&pg=PA722 A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples] by [[Paul Robert Magocsi]], [[University of Toronto Press]], 2010, {{ISBN|1442610212}} (page 563/564 & 722/723)</ref> |
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<ref name=IR-about>{{Cite web|url=http://sprotyv.info/en/about-us |title=About us |publisher=Information Resistance |date= |accessdate=12 July 2014 |first1= |last1= |website=sprotyv.info }}</ref> |
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<ref name=GVO140423>{{cite news |url= http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/04/23/how-dmitry-tymchuk-broke-the-russian-blogosphere/ |title= How Dmitry Tymchuk Broke the Russian Blogosphere |first= Kevin |last= Rothrock |work= Global Voices Online |date= 23 April 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=Focus140705>{{cite news |url= http://focus.ua/society/309859/ |title= Кто такой Дмитрий Тымчук, и как работает "Информационное сопротивление |language= Russian |trans-title=Who is Dmytro Tymchuk and how does ''Information resistance'' function |first= Alexei |last= Baturin |work= focus.ua |date= 5 July 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=UP140910>{{cite news |url= http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/09/10/7037335/ |title= Яценюк очолив політраду "Народного фронту", Турчинов - голова штабу |language= Ukrainian |trans-title=Yatsenyuk became a leader of the "People's Front" political council, while Turchynov is a head of its headquarters |work= [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] |date= 10 September 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=BG140825>{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-25/ukraine-president-poroshenko-calls-snap-general-election.html |title= Ukraine President Poroshenko Calls Snap General Election |work= [[Bloomberg News]] |date= 25 August 2014 }}</ref> |
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<ref name=Rada-Bio>{{cite news |url= http://gapp.rada.gov.ua/mps/info/page/17950 |title= Тимчук Дмитро Борисович |language= Ukrainian |trans-title= Dmytro Borysovych Tymchuk |publisher= [[Verkhovna Rada]] website |access-date= 17 December 2014 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212615/http://gapp.rada.gov.ua/mps/info/page/17950 |url-status= dead }}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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* [http://sprotyv.info/en Information resistance] |
* [http://sprotyv.info/en Information resistance] |
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* [https://www.facebook.com/dmitry.tymchuk Facebook page] |
* [https://www.facebook.com/dmitry.tymchuk Facebook page] |
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* [http://maidantranslations.com/tag/dmitry-tymchuk/ Tymchuk at Maidan Translations] |
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* [http://maidantranslations.com/tag/dmitry-tymchuk/ DMITRY TYMCHUK: Weapons captured during Donbas ATO are from Feodosia Marine base in Crimea (photos, video)] |
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* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dmitry-tymchuk/ The Huffington Post] |
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* [http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/04/23/how-dmitry-tymchuk-broke-the-russian-blogosphere/ How Dmitry Tymchuk Broke the Russian Blogosphere] |
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 9 April 2024
Dmytro Tymchuk | |
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Дмитро Тимчук | |
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People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
In office 27 November 2014[1] – 19 June 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dmytro Borysovych Tymchuk 27 June 1972 Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Died | 19 June 2019 Kyiv, Ukraine[2] | (aged 46)
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | People's Front |
Alma mater | Lviv Higher Military-Political School |
Occupation | Military expert, journalist, politician |
Website | sprotyv |
Dmytro Borysovych Tymchuk (Ukrainian: Дмитро́ Бори́сович Тимчу́к; 27 June 1972 – 19 June 2019)[3] was a member of parliament of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military expert and blogger, an officer of the Ukrainian military reserve (Lieutenant Colonel), and one of the coordinators of the Information Resistance blog.[4] During the ongoing 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, he became one of the most popular Ukrainian online activists and was extensively cited on the situation in the country.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
In 2014 Tymchuk was elected to the Verkhovna Rada for the People's Front.[12]
Early life and education
Tymchuk was born 27 June 1972 in Chita, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. From 1978 to 1983, he lived in the German Democratic Republic due to his father's service in the Soviet Army and then moved to Berdychiv, Ukrainian SSR, where he spent the rest of his youth.[3] (Both Russia and Ukraine were part of the Soviet Union from 1920 until Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 24 August 1991.)[13] In 1995, Tymchuk graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Lviv Higher Military-Political School (Soviet predecessor of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy).[3]
Career
Tymchuk served in the Ukrainian army from 1995 to 1997 and then worked at the headquarters of the National Guard of Ukraine until 2000.[3] From 2000 to 2012, he worked in various divisions of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.[3] He served in Iraq, Kosovo, and Lebanon.[5] His highest military rank is lieutenant colonel.[3]
In 2008, Tymchuk became the chief editor of the online publication Fleet-2017 and head of the NGO Center for Military-Political Studies.[3] He is one of the coordinators of the Information Resistance news website.[4][14] During the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and war in Donbass, Tymchuk became one of the most popular Ukrainian online activists in Ukraine and was extensively cited on the situation in the country.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][15] In November 2014, the number of those following his Facebook page exceeded 190,000 IP addresses.[3]
Tymchuk became a founding member of the new party People's Front on 10 September 2014, 46 days before the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[16][17] He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).[12]
Death
On 19 June 2019, Tymchuk was found dead in his home from a firearm injury to his head. According to media reports and the preliminary working version of the Kyiv police he was cleaning his gun and accidentally discharged it.[2][18][19]
See also
References
- ^ CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422 Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, National Radio Company of Ukraine (25 November 2014)
"Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27", UNIAN (26 November 2014) - ^ a b MP Dmytro Tymchuk from People's Front dies in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine (19 June 2019)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Тымчук Дмитрий Борисович" [Dmitry Borisovich Tymchuk] (in Russian). LIGA. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b "About us". sprotyv.info. Information Resistance. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "PERSON: DMYTRO TYMCHUK". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b Терористи на завтра готують провокацію з жертвами в Слов'янську - Тимчук [Terrorists planning deadly provocation in Sloviansk, says Tymchuk] (in Ukrainian). Unian. 1 May 2014.
- ^ a b Foster, Hal; Goryachova, Tatyana (12 July 2014). "Ukraine's next battle is Donetsk, but no bombs, please". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Four Ukrainian servicemen killed in new fighting - military source". Reuters. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Ukraine street battles in Luhansk as troops advance". BBC News Online. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Тимчук Дмитро Борисович" [Dmytro Borysovych Tymchuk] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples by Paul Robert Magocsi, University of Toronto Press, 2010, ISBN 1442610212 (page 563/564 & 722/723)
- ^ Baturin, Alexei (5 July 2014). "Кто такой Дмитрий Тымчук, и как работает "Информационное сопротивление" [Who is Dmytro Tymchuk and how does Information resistance function]. focus.ua (in Russian).
- ^ Rothrock, Kevin (23 April 2014). "How Dmitry Tymchuk Broke the Russian Blogosphere". Global Voices Online.
- ^ "Яценюк очолив політраду "Народного фронту", Турчинов - голова штабу" [Yatsenyuk became a leader of the "People's Front" political council, while Turchynov is a head of its headquarters]. Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Ukraine President Poroshenko Calls Snap General Election". Bloomberg News. 25 August 2014.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) "Знайшли застреленим нардепа Тимчука". Ukrayinska Pravda. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Ukrainian Lawmaker Who Reported On Crimea's Occupation Dies". RFE/RL. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.