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CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
Sat Dec 31, 2022, 12:30 PM Dec 2022

Putin's former top space engineer Vladimir Nesterov dies after facing corruption charges

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"Vladimir Putin’s former chief space engineer — an accused embezzler — has died at age 74, the fourth person in the Russian president’s orbit to pass away within a week.

Vladimir Nesterov was the former general director of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center and spearheaded the development of Russia’s Angara rocket.

The Russian state news agency Tass reported Nesterov’s death Wednesday, citing information confirmed by the Khrunichev Center’s press service.

Nesterov’s cause and manner of death have not been disclosed.
Nesterov is the fourth person with ties to Vladimir Putin who has died under unexplained circumstances in a matter of days."
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Putin's former top space engineer Vladimir Nesterov dies after facing corruption charges (Original Post) CentralMass Dec 2022 OP
Death by pootinitis? SheltieLover Dec 2022 #1
Yup, survival of the fittest.. Only putin can be corrupt in putins ruzzia... nt mitch96 Dec 2022 #2
They are just clumsy SCantiGOP Dec 2022 #3
Maybe Putin's greatest legacy, is the downfall of the Russian space program Johonny Dec 2022 #4
we can guess why,(Putin) republianmushroom Dec 2022 #5
Putin feeds off the souls of those he murders. louis-t Dec 2022 #6
Is that the same on who had his penis injured BlueLucy Dec 2022 #7
wow, is there a list of recently deceased HAB911 Dec 2022 #8
Yes, there is a list blogslug Dec 2022 #10
thank you! HAB911 Dec 2022 #11
Yikes. nt crickets Dec 2022 #12
Someday someone is going to be launched with and ejected from a Soyuz to make a point. Marcuse Dec 2022 #9

SCantiGOP

(13,871 posts)
3. They are just clumsy
Sat Dec 31, 2022, 01:22 PM
Dec 2022

That’s why they keep falling out of hotel windows.
Russian hotels should charge a premium for rooms on the bottom floor.

Johonny

(20,851 posts)
4. Maybe Putin's greatest legacy, is the downfall of the Russian space program
Sat Dec 31, 2022, 01:26 PM
Dec 2022

Once the leaders of the world, they're now basically an after thought.

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