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Uncommon card · History
Igor Girkin, an Uncommon card
Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin, also known by the alias Igor Ivanovich Strelkov, is a Russian army veteran and former Federal Security Service 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.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Igor Girkin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Igor Girkin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2024 he was convicted on charges of ______ extremism.
Answer
inciting. In 2024 he was convicted on charges of inciting extremism. From the Igor Girkin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Girkin admitted responsibility for sparking the Donbas War in eastern Ukraine when, in April ____, he led a group of armed Russian militants who seized Sloviansk.
Answer
2010s. Girkin admitted responsibility for sparking the Donbas War in eastern Ukraine when, in April 2014, he led a group of armed Russian militants who seized Sloviansk. From the Igor Girkin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Kevin Harvick. Kevin Harvick 98 · Economy of Nigeria 93 · Igor Girkin 89 · Hyder Ali 83 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
- Girkin admitted responsibility for sparking the Donbas War in eastern Ukraine when, in April 2014, he led a group of armed Russian militants who seized Sloviansk.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Igor Girkin article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Igor Girkin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Igor Girkin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dom kobb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
