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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPutin's former top space engineer Vladimir Nesterov dies after facing corruption charges
https://share.newsbreak.com/2oi3ofs3"Vladimir Putins former chief space engineer an accused embezzler has died at age 74, the fourth person in the Russian presidents 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 Russias Angara rocket.
The Russian state news agency Tass reported Nesterovs death Wednesday, citing information confirmed by the Khrunichev Centers press service.
Nesterovs 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
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. Death by pootinitis?
mitch96
(13,907 posts)2. Yup, survival of the fittest.. Only putin can be corrupt in putins ruzzia... nt
SCantiGOP
(13,871 posts)3. They are just clumsy
Thats 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
Once the leaders of the world, they're now basically an after thought.
republianmushroom
(13,597 posts)5. we can guess why,(Putin)
the cause is immaterial, dead is dead.
louis-t
(23,295 posts)6. Putin feeds off the souls of those he murders.
Sooner or later, someone will return the favor.
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)7. Is that the same on who had his penis injured
in a successful attack by Ukraine?
HAB911
(8,893 posts)8. wow, is there a list of recently deceased
I'm losing count
blogslug
(38,001 posts)10. Yes, there is a list
HAB911
(8,893 posts)11. thank you!
crickets
(25,981 posts)12. Yikes. nt
Marcuse
(7,487 posts)9. Someday someone is going to be launched with and ejected from a Soyuz to make a point.