Volodymyr Rybak (politician, born 1971)
Volodymyr Rybak | |
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Володимир Рибак | |
| Member of the Horlivka City Council | |
| In office November 2010 – 17 April 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1971 Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 17 April 2014 (aged 42) Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Political party | Batkivshchyna |
| Awards | Hero of Ukraine (posthumously] |
Volodymyr Ivanovych Rybak (Ukrainian: Володимир Іванович Рибак; 30 November 1971 – 17 April 2014) was a Ukrainian politician, member of the Horlivka city council, kidnapped and then murdered by the pro-Russian militia on 17 April 2014. It was one of the first war crimes to have been committed by Russian forces during the Russo-Ukrainian War.