PUTIN’S ALLY AND RUSSIAN DEFENCE OFFICIAL MARINA YANKINA DIES AFTER FALLING 16 STOREYS

Fri 17 February 2023:

Marina Yankina, an official in the Russian Ministry of Defence for the Western Military District, was found dead after having fallen down 16 storeys in St Petersburg, according to a report by The Independent.

Marina reportedly played a crucial role in boosting financial support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. The publication reported that a bystander discovered Marina Yankina’s body on a pavement right under the window of a house in St. Petersburg’s Kalininsky area on Wednesday morning. The apartment, reportedly, did not belong to her and was her husband’s. Some documents and other personal belongings were discovered the next day on the 16th floor common balcony.

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Media reports suggest that suicide is being seen as the reason behind her death. However, those investigating the matter haven’t commented on the reason of Marina’s death yet.

Her personal belongings were found on the 16th floor of the building. Citing media outlet ‘Mash on Moika,’ the news report said that Yankina had called her ex-husband and informed him what she was intending to do.

“She told him about what she was going to do and where she would leave things – and also asked to call the police. A few minutes after the call, she was found dead,” the media outlet ‘Mash on Moika,’ said.

Prior to joining the Western Military region, Yankina served in the Federal Tax Service and also worked as the Deputy Chairman of the Property Relations Committee of St. Petersburg. She is believed to have been at the centre of efforts to strengthen funding for the war started by Russia on February 24.

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Several other Russians have lost their life under suspicious conditions ever since the Ukraine invasion began on February 24 last year. Earlier in February this year, Major General Vladimir Makarov, a Russian general who was recently fired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in his home.

Reports suggested suicide as the cause of death. He had once played a crucial role as “the main organiser of the ‘hunt’ for opposition activists and inconvenient journalists”. A Telegram channel reported that Makarov allegedly shot himself with a gas-operated hunting rifle at his home in the presence of his wife.

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine completes a year on the coming February 24, with conflict resolution still nowhere on the cards. Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine, with Moscow launching fresh missile attacks this week. In Bakhmut on Thursday, five civilians were killed in missile strikes. Ukraine said that around 32 missiles had been fired by Russia, out of which 16 were intercepted. The other missiles hit crucial infrastructure in the country.

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