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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.

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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Hey US oligarchs, this is your future. You're not special and you are replaceable in the eyes of the government.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Sadly, they wouldn’t listen. Everyone thinks of themselves being special. Especially sociopathic rich assholes.

[–] Tramort@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Right!? Who looks at this and thinks to themselves that they want to live in this kind of system?

[–] Shotgun_Alice@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Mysteriously” is doing a whole lot of heavy lifting in this title.

[–] rdri@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's still less lifting than can be found on Putin's face.

[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Waiting for that Russian gold mine guy who was just arrested to accidently fall out of a window

He'll resist arrest while being in prison and will hang himself with two bullets to the back of the head.

[–] pawnfuture@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

The war in Ukraine has devastated Russia's economy. The oligarchs don't think the war will be successful and Putin is aware of that. He's frightened and removing perceived threats.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

I will once again recommend the limited podcast series, Sad Oligarch. It's about the mysterious deaths in Russia.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Stop, collaborate and listen…

[–] catty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

^ice, ice, baby!^

[–] ramenbelly@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ice is back with a brand new invention