What is Valery Bolotov?
[[File:Valeri Bolotov.png|thumb|Valery Bolotov]] '''Valery Dmitrievitch Bolotov''' ({{Lang-ru|Валерий Дмитриевич Болотов}}, {{Lang-uk|Вале́рій Дми́трович Бо́лотов}}; 13 February 1970 &ndash; 27 January 2017) was a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] pro-[[Russia]]n militant leader. He was known for his actions in the [[Donbas War]] in eastern [[Ukraine]]. He served as the leader of the [[List of states with limited recognition|unrecognised state]] [[Luhansk People's Republic]] from May to August 2014. He was born in [[Taganrog]], [[Rostov Oblast]]. Bolotov died on 27 January 2017 in [[Moscow Oblast]] at the age of 46.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rbc.ru/politics/27/01/2017/588b600e9a79476e71db84f8|title=Умер первый глава ЛНР Валерий Болотов|work=RBC|date=27 January 2017|access-date=27 January 2017|language=ru}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolotov, Valery}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Heads of state]] [[Category:Ukrainian military people]] [[Category:Ukrainian politicians]] [[Category:Rostov Oblast]] {{Bio-stub}}