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Ivan Pechorin, managing director of the aviation industry of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, died Saturday night after reportedly falling from a speeding boat off the coast of Vladivostok. Russian elite.
The Far East and Arctic Development Corporation announced his “tragic death” on Monday.
“Ivan’s death is an irreparable loss to friends and colleagues and a huge loss to the company,” the company said. “My heartfelt condolences to family and friends.”
Pro-Kremlin news agency Pravda.ru reported that Pechorin and a group of friends were “already tipsy” when they boarded a boat on Russky Island near the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on Saturday night.
According to Pravda.ru, Pechorin fell off the boat’s front deck about 40 minutes into the voyage. His body washed up on Russky Island on Monday.
According to Rebekah Koffler, a former Defense Intelligence Agency official and author of Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America, Pechorin’s death was either a tragic accident or a “tragic accident”.
“It is perfectly plausible that Pechorin was so drunk that he fell into the sea while the ship was rocking. He threw a drinking party aboard the ship and swam in the sea under the influence of darkness. These All in line with the Russian way of doing things, the oligarch amuses himself, but it also makes for an incredible cover story.
“Russian investigations are not credible, so it is unlikely that the truth will come out. If this is a hit, it will be made to look like a tragic accident.”
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Pechorin moderated a discussion on expanding air access to the Far East at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last Wednesday.
On the same day, President Putin visited Vladivostok and delivered a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum.
According to translation, Putin said at a conference on the war in Ukraine: “We have lost nothing and will not lose anything. In terms of what we have gained, the main benefit is the strengthening of sovereignty I can say,” he said. According to Reuters.
Pechorin is the latest member of the Russian elite to die in dark circumstances.
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Rabil Maganov, chairman of Russian oil giant Lukoil, died two weeks ago after reportedly falling out of a Moscow hospital window. The state-run news agency Tas reported that he had committed suicide, but his company said he “died after a serious illness.”
Lukoil was one of the few companies to speak out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling it an early war “tragedy” and expressing sympathy for the victims.
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Last month, Dan Rapoport, a Soviet-born businessman and Putin commentator, was reported dead after jumping from his luxury apartment in Washington, DC.
Rapaport left Russia in 2012 after supporting political prisoner Alexei Navalny. He frequently voiced his support for Ukraine on social media, calling Putin an “evil, corrupt, deceitful and dangerous man.”
Fox News’ Jon Brown and Adam Sabes contributed to this report.