Russian Official Falls From Window Soon After Resigning
Summary
A high-ranking Russian police officer, Colonel Sergei Shalaginov, was found dead after falling from a ninth-floor window in Yekaterinburg shortly after he resigned. His death follows a pattern of mysterious deaths among Russian officials since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Separately, a Russian general linked to an attack on a children’s hospital in Ukraine survived an assassination attempt.Key Facts
- Colonel Sergei Shalaginov was the former deputy head of the Center for Combating Extremism in the Sverdlovsk region.
- He was found dead outside a building in Yekaterinburg after falling from a window.
- Shalaginov had recently resigned and reportedly refused a promotion.
- Russian media report varying accounts; some say suicide after disputes, others say no conflict within his organization.
- Many Russian officials and businessmen have died in similar unexplained incidents since the war began.
- Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich was shot in an assassination attempt in the Saratov region but is in critical condition.
- Varpakhovich was linked to a missile strike on a children’s hospital in Ukraine in July 2024.
- Russian authorities have opened an investigation into the shooting of the general.
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