Triple
T16835409
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joint Investigation Team (MH17) |
E409261
|
entity |
| Predicate | identifiedSuspect |
P21177
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Igor Girkin
Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, is a former Russian intelligence officer and separatist commander in eastern Ukraine who has been internationally implicated in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
|
E1237390
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Igor Girkin | Statement: [Joint Investigation Team (MH17), identifiedSuspect, Igor Girkin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Igor Girkin Context triple: [Joint Investigation Team (MH17), identifiedSuspect, Igor Girkin]
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A.
Serhiy Arbuzov
Serhiy Arbuzov is a Ukrainian politician and banker who briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Ukraine following the tenure of Mykola Azarov.
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B.
Alexander Zakharchenko
Alexander Zakharchenko was a pro-Russian separatist leader who served as the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic during the war in eastern Ukraine.
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C.
Ihor
Ihor is a Ukrainian given name, commonly considered the Ukrainian form of Igor.
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D.
Oleksiy
Oleksiy is a common Ukrainian male given name, equivalent to Alexei or Alexey in Russian and Alexius in Latin.
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E.
Serhiy Kivalov
Serhiy Kivalov is a Ukrainian politician and jurist known for his long-time role in Ukraine’s parliament and his influence over the country’s legal and electoral systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Igor Girkin Triple: [Joint Investigation Team (MH17), identifiedSuspect, Igor Girkin]
Generated description
Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, is a former Russian intelligence officer and separatist commander in eastern Ukraine who has been internationally implicated in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Igor Girkin Target entity description: Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, is a former Russian intelligence officer and separatist commander in eastern Ukraine who has been internationally implicated in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.
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A.
Serhiy Arbuzov
Serhiy Arbuzov is a Ukrainian politician and banker who briefly served as acting Prime Minister of Ukraine following the tenure of Mykola Azarov.
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B.
Alexander Zakharchenko
Alexander Zakharchenko was a pro-Russian separatist leader who served as the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic during the war in eastern Ukraine.
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C.
Ihor
Ihor is a Ukrainian given name, commonly considered the Ukrainian form of Igor.
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D.
Oleksiy
Oleksiy is a common Ukrainian male given name, equivalent to Alexei or Alexey in Russian and Alexius in Latin.
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E.
Serhiy Kivalov
Serhiy Kivalov is a Ukrainian politician and jurist known for his long-time role in Ukraine’s parliament and his influence over the country’s legal and electoral systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: identifiedSuspect Context triple: [Joint Investigation Team (MH17), identifiedSuspect, Igor Girkin]
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A.
suspectedPerpetrator
chosen
Indicates that an entity is believed or alleged to be the person responsible for committing a particular harmful or illegal act.
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B.
isSuspiciousOf
Indicates that one entity believes another entity or situation may be untrustworthy, harmful, or involved in wrongdoing.
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C.
questionedCharacter
Indicates that one entity directed questions or an interrogation toward another entity.
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D.
rumoredIdentity
Indicates that one entity is believed or speculated to be the identity of another, without confirmed or official verification.
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E.
identifiedUsing
Indicates that one entity was recognized, distinguished, or determined by means of a specified method, tool, or identifier.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d883952b048190887740a980b712ed |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b31aa44c8190b4f402f1898e6998 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00bb15c9f48190a4d73bb08a15beb4 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00bc4cdf8481909ad45b9c66234c9b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00bcfcb434819092b85ce1debb9be8 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:14 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e32b87b4248190aaddb05e88452356 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:58 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:23 a.m.