Russia: second senior officer dies in mysterious circumstances in a week
The former commander-in-chief of the Russian ground forces, Alexei Maslov, died in a military hospital, according to the telegram channel of the defense sector company he worked for, making him the second high-ranking military officer to die in as many days.
The retired army general was acting as a special military-technical cooperation representative for Uralvagonzavod, Russia's largest tank manufacturer, when he died "unexpectedly" last week.
Although several non-mainstream media channels reported his death, there was no official confirmation and the cause of death was not given.
According to the Standard, Maslov was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as Russia's military representative to NATO in 2008.
The mysterious death came just two days after Putin abruptly canceled his first visit to Uralvagonzavod since 2019. The president was due to fly to Yekaterinburg last week before traveling to Nizhny Tagil to meet with tank factory employees. Uralvagonzavod workers reportedly worked around the clock to fulfill orders for war against Ukraine.
Maslov's death comes just a day after that of Alexander Buzakov, director general of the Admiralty Shipyards, who died suddenly of unknown causes. Buzako had previously told Russian state media that his company was preparing to fulfill a Defense Ministry order for diesel-powered submarines capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles, similar to the ones Moscow has been using for months to launch attacks against Russia. 'Ukraine. A series of extremely dead
This year has seen the deaths of several Russian oligarchs and military officers. In September, the chairman of Russian oil giant Lukoil, Ravil Maganov, died after an alleged fall from a hospital window. According to Russian media, Maganov, 67, was being treated at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow and died of his injuries. Making his death controversial is the fact that he is the eighth high-profile business executive to die under mysterious circumstances.
Lukoil is Russia's second largest oil company, producing more than 2% of the world's crude oil and employing over 100,000 people. Lukoil has emerged as a rare high-profile voice of dissent against the invasion of Ukraine, expressing its solidarity with the victims of "this tragedy".
In a joint statement to shareholders, staff and customers, the company's board said it was "calling for the earliest possible cessation of the armed conflict. We express our sincere empathy for all the victims, who have been affected by this tragedy. We strongly support a lasting ceasefire and a resolution of the problems through serious negotiations and diplomacy".
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