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Putin Critic and Wife Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances
A decorated Russian general who criticized Vladimir Putin for running a "third-rate" air force has died under mysterious circumstances alongside his wife.
Lieutenant Genearl Vladimir Sviridov, 68—who commanded Russia's 6th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense from 2005 to 2009—was found dead in bed Wednesday at his home in the village of Adzhievsky in the Stavropol region.
Sviridov's 72-year-old wife, Tatiana, was found next to him, reported the popular Russian Telegram channel Baza. The couple had been dead for about a week before the bodies were discovered, according to Baza.
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Russian Lawmaker Dies in Mysterious Fall from Window
A United Russia party lawmaker has been found dead under mysterious circumstances at the age of 46. Russian state media confirmed his death.
Vladimir Yegorov, a deputy of the Tobolsk City Duma in the Tyumen region, was found lifeless Wednesday in a courtyard in Tobolsk.
Bizarrely, Baza reported that he was believed to have fallen out a third-floor window.
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Another Putin Critic Dies in "Fall" From Building
Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday. His death was confirmed by the Mariinsky Theater, a venue in the city of St. Petersburg where Shklyarov was the highest-ranking dancer.
"He died a natural death. It's not a crime," a source in the emergency services told RIA Novosti.
In the days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Shklyarov was quoted as speaking out in support of peace. "I am against the war in Ukraine! I am for the people, for a peaceful sky above our heads," he was quoted as saying in a Facebook post.
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Russian Singer Dies in "Fall" from 10th Floor Window
A well-known St. Petersburg musician fell to his death from the window of his 10th-floor apartment during police searches over his donations to the Ukrainian military, media reported Thursday.
Vadim Stroykin faced up to 20 years in prison if charged and convicted of participating in a terrorist organization for his support of the Ukrainian army, according to the Mash Telegram channel, which is believed to have links to Russia's security services.
The St. Petersburg-based news website Fontanka reported that police searched Stroykin's apartment in the central Admiralteysky district as part of the criminal case on Wednesday. They claim he jumped.
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Another Russian Official Dies in "Fall" from Window
Buvaisar Saitiev, a three-time Russian Olympic freestyle wrestling champion who later became a member of Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party, was found dead after falling from a window.
Since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, a series of mysterious deaths have claimed the lives of prominent Russian figures, including tycoons, businessmen, and oil executives—many of whom fell from windows under suspicious circumstances.
Russian sports officials said Sunday that Saitiev, a former State Duma deputy of Chechen descent and assistant to the head of Dagestan, had died at the age of 49 in Moscow.