In a statement released on Tuesday, the Kremlin said that Starovoit, 53, had taken his own life and that Putin was “shocked” by his death.
Starovoit is among a number of state officials and prominent businessmen who have died in mysterious circumstances since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Putin’s foes and critics have often met with violent deaths.
I expected a much longer list. After a brief intro to the topic, they cover 6 people.
OP stripped the title. It originally said “The minister, the general and the oil baron: All the mysterious deaths of Russian officials and businessmen”, which makes more sense in light of the article’s limited content.
The article is about the list of Putin’s inner circle since the beginning of the war in Ukraine (2 in just the last week).
I think most people know the number of individuals who have fallen out of windows would be a much bigger list. 6 very prominent individuals with direct links to Putin have been killed, just over the past week 2 more have been killed and several have been arrested. It seems like Putin is taking over any resources he needs and cleaning house in an attempt to defeat Ukraine.
Also, that was the suggested auto title, and how it appears on the homepage of the news website.
No argument. These statements all seem to be true. My point was that the shorter title does not well represent the article’s content.
Wikipedia has the much longer list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_Russia-related_deaths_since_2022
Right. The stripped title made me think I was to be treated to such a list.
And boy is that a list. Wow.