Top Russian Military Official Dead After Fall From 16th Floor

[Zorro]

Source: Daily Beast

Marina Yankina handled cash flows for the Western Military District.

A Russian military official in charge of financial provisions for the military district blamed for the Kremlin’s worst losses in Ukraine has been found dead after a nasty fall from a St. Petersburg high-rise.

Marina Yankina, head of the department of financial provisions for the Western Military District, was found dead on a sidewalk on Wednesday morning, according to multiple local reports. She is just the latest in a growing list of Russian military officials, defense industry figures, war critics, and gas and oil execs to die suddenly and mysteriously since the start of the full-scale invasion last year.

The 58-year-old’s belongings and documents were found on a balcony on the 16th floor of the building, Mash reports.

Russia’s Investigative Committee is looking into the circumstances of the deadly plunge, with their preliminary conclusion being suicide, according to Fontanka.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-russian-military-official-marina-yankina-dead-after-fall-from-16th-floor

[The Blue Flower]

1. I hear it's going around

nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

14. Hey, Hey, what's that sound? Everyone knows what's going down.

THUMP

[Peregrine Took]

44. Good one! n/t

[Captain Zero]

82. I guess he's not the 'Top' anymore.

Or however Shakespeare said it is better.

[Hiawatha Pete]

2. Died of natural causes...

...Polonium, the kinetic energy from a bullet, gravity...

...Natural causes

[mwooldri]

60. I suppose defenestration is a natural cause. NT

[Hiawatha Pete]

61. Apparently in Russia it is - covered under "gravity" above. nt

[RockRaven]

3. Whoops! Butterfingers!

[NJCher]

77. Do I look like I have butterfingers?

[questionseverything]

4. Has anyone been keeping a count/list of high rise deaths?

🧐

[Marthe48]

6. Someone posted a list on DU a year or more ago

There's a lot. A russian guy died of 'suicide' last week.

[Best_man23]

11. That was a Russian General who chose to "avoid the red tape"

Or, better known as the Ukrainian variant of Sudden Russian Death Syndrome.

Note: this variant only seems to affect Russian military and is more acute in senior officers.

Reference DU thread on "Sudden Russian Death Syndrome": https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016340566

[COL Mustard]

53. I remember that line

From "Enemy At The Gates". Good movie!

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Russian men are clumsy I tell ya.

[niyad]

21. And some women.

[Botany]

7. ATTN Russia There is one person who needs to be dead ASAP and you know who it is.

As far as the late Ms. Marina Yankina way of death is concerned and if I were a Russia Dr. or in some kind
of law enforcement I sure as hell would have written down it was a suicide.

[Hiawatha Pete]

8. Died of natural causes...

like gravity...

[Botany]

15. Seems to be a lot of "that" going around.

Full List of Russians to Fall Out of Windows Since Putin Invaded Ukraine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/full-list-of-russians-to-fall-out-of-windows-since-putin-invaded-ukraine/ar-AA17zIQz

Russian General Found Dead Weeks After Being Fired by Putin

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-general-found-dead-weeks-after-being-fired-putin-1780940

[Evolve Dammit]

69. "going aground" ...

[orangecrush]

47. THIS X 1000

[COL Mustard]

54. The first two falls didn't do the job...

Suicide by three falls from heights....

[Best_man23]

9. Sounds like another instance of "Sudden Russian Death Syndrome"

Yes, that seems to be going around.

Reference DU thread on "Sudden Russian Death Syndrome": https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016340566

[Rebl2]

17. Sounds about right

or pandemic of Russian death due to windows.

[wnylib]

62. Um, I hope it is only an epidemic, which

would be confined to Russia. A pandemic would be world wide. But, then, Russians have been known to die abroad. Hope it is not contagious to non Russians.

[Rebl2]

73. Yes of course

I would hope so too.

[Ferrets are Cool]

10. All this proves is that Putin has no imagination at all.

[SunSeeker]

18. At this point, he is brazenly sending a message.

He is not really trying to make it look like an accident.

[Ferrets are Cool]

22. Yup. It's ALL about messaging. And getting rid of those with which you disagree.

[wnylib]

63. I wonder if these "accidents" and "suicides" are

a result of poor performance in Ukraine or if the deceased were suspected of conspiring to get Putin out of power.

[Irish_Dem]

30. Putin is a serial killer who leaves a calling card. As a message to all.

He does this on purpose to terrorize everyone.
And don't cross him or else.

[bluestarone]

12. WOW! Better start putting metal bars on all windows

Above first floor.

[Marthe48]

19. One of the men slipped on an icy sidewalk

Cracked his head like an egg. Maybe put all the russian oligarchs and military brass behind bars?

[jmowreader]

37. How would you throw anyone out of a window that way?

[cstanleytech]

13. Putin must have earned a ton of frequent flyer miles.

[keithbvadu2]

34. Good one!

[C Moon]

16. "Russia's Investigative Committee is looking into the circumstances of the deadly plunge"

In other words, "nothing to see here."

[cstanleytech]

26. Other than a chalk line.

[niyad]

20. Somebody please finish him already!

[wnylib]

65. Maybe the deceased Russians wanted to do that and

that's why they are now deceased.

Or maybe Putin's paranoia convinced him that they were a threat to him.

Imagine the next person in line for the job. "A promotion to fill the recent vacancy? Such an honor, Mr. President, but I really don't deserve it. I think Ivan would be the better choice."

[CTyankee]

23. There's a word for it: Defenestration. Whatta way to go.

[Evolve Dammit]

70. yep.

[Warpy]

24. She knew where the money went

since it sure as hell wasn't going into military preparedness, R&D, procurement, maintenance, or anything else but certain select numbered bank accounts.

You'd think officials would start to favor first floor flats these days.

[Irish_Dem]

32. Murdering Russian officials is how Putin expresses his anger over the war.

And the fact he is failing.

[Warpy]

38. Then why are Prigozhin and Garasimov still alive?

Of course, their number might be up very soon, I saw a brief video of him ducking questions like a seasoned Republican pol right after the rout at Vuhledar and he looked shaken up, more so than I've ever seen him. Someone must have given him the bad news.

[Irish_Dem]

41. Their day may well come, sooner than expected. :(

Yes Prigozhin may find himself flying through the air.

[getagrip_already]

86. Probably not.... mere incompetance and greedy grifting doesn't upset him...

Cutting him out and keeping it for yourself is what will anger him. Also criticising him.

You don't skim from the bosses share. You don't fail to tithe when asked, no matter is asked for.

I suspect she was caught passing less than required up during her harvesting process.

[Irish_Dem]

89. Putin always has to find a scapegoat to cover for his mistakes.

He will kill anyone who makes him look bad.
Or criticizes him, yes.

He is a serial killer who leaves his calling card at the site of his murders.
As a warning to others. Don't cross me. Don't make me look bad.
And look at how powerful I am.

[yellowdogintexas]

25. Russians are slow learners

You would think by now these folks would stay out of tall buildings and only drink or eat what they brought or made themselves

[peppertree]

27. It's like the Roman Empire in that place

But with taller buildings.

[Irish_Dem]

28. Putin murdering the people he blames for the failing war?

[dalton99a]

29. Another example of the severe effects of gravity on Russian men

[keithbvadu2]

31. suicideD

[FakeNoose]

33. Nobody wants to work any more!

[Evolve Dammit]

35. and the MAGATs would love this type of Putin-reverence rule here.

[Cheezoholic]

36. Putin is bringing a whole new meaning to staying grounded n/t

[Igel]

59. And "failing forward." n/t

[mn9driver]

39. "In charge of financial provisions"

Looks like Putin identified the fall guy (or in this case, gal) for his dismal military performance so far.

[paleotn]

40. Won't change a thing in Ukraine. Sorry, Vlad.

[machoneman]

42. Clean up in Aisle 6, we gotta a leaker!

[jmowreader]

43. Autopsy report released

"Received is the unembalmed, symmetrically developed, adequately nourished and hydrated, body of an adult white female appearing approximately her reported age of 58 years. The body is cool to the touch and has been previously refrigerated. The body was delivered wearing the clothing she had on at the time of her death. We determined that the back of the collar of her dress had been torn. We discovered handprints consistent with a tight manual grip around her wrists and ankles. All the bones on the ventral fascia of her body had been shattered by impact with a concrete surface, which is consistent with her reported fall from the 16th floor of a building. There is no bruising on the ventral fascia as the body was dead before it was placed into flight. We discovered that the back of the skull contained four circular fractures consistent with being hit in the head with a sledgehammer. The body does not appear to have suffered sexual assault before death.

"If this body was that of anyone else, we would state that the cause of death was being beaten to death with a sledgehammer and thrown off the side of a building. However, since this is a government official's body we must state that the cause of death was 'natural to the business she was in.'"

[Evolve Dammit]

71. source please

[Hekate]

79. Perfectly stated, jmow. I think you've got it down pat.

[llashram]

45. so many

have a problem with falling...

[world wide wally]

46. I'm going to start a Go Fund Me pager called "Railings for Russians"

[LymphocyteLover]

48. LOL!!!

[orangecrush]

49. ...

[LymphocyteLover]

50. suicided

funny how that happens

[rurallib]

51. Putin has made good use of his KGB training.

[COL Mustard]

52. My professional military advice to senior Russian officials......

Stay away from windows or balconies in high rise buildings. The first step is a bitch, and while it's not the fall that kills you, it is that sudden stop.

Yowch!

[Hekate]

80. There have been several who "fell to their deaths" out of 2nd story windows, after bashing ...

…their own heads against an interior wall. Sad, as Trump would say.

[sakabatou]

55. How many deaths by defenestration does that make now?

[Old Crank]

56. It appears that

Russian building codes for windows above the 5th floor are lacking.

[keithbvadu2]

57. Natural causes

[hamsterjill]

58. Those Russians have a hard time with high places, don't they?

Goodness…how many is that…this week?

[nature-lover]

64. "Assisted suicide" means something different in Russia.

[ZonkerHarris]

66. It's a falling epidemic

[Joinfortmill]

67. Putin is a 2 trick pony: fall out a window or poison

[republianmushroom]

68. more upward mobility in Russia

[lastlib]

72. 16th floor? The Russians are moving UP in the world....

until last week, they were falling out of the fourth floor windows.....


"Go in and out the window,
Go in and out the window,
Go in and out the window,
(I forget the last line..........)

[IronLionZion]

74. The buck stops anywhere except the top guy

Putin likes to blame others beneath him for his failing war.

[barbtries]

75. "how shall we kill him?"

"defenestration of course. he stays on the 16th floor"

"consider it done dear putin"

[ColinC]

76. It sounds like if you are a Russian official, you need to start being more careful around windows on

high level floors. What else could it possibly be??

[LudwigPastorius]

78. This puts Putin ahead in the Russian Asshole League for most career rebounds.

[WestMichRad]

81. It's not the falling that kills so many Russian officials.

It’s the abrupt stop when they land.

[Grokenstein]

83. I really wish Dschinghis Khan did a cover of "It's Raining Men"

Guess we'll have to settle for whatever this is

[AZLD4Candidate]

84. Seems to be an epidemic in Russia of the natural viral disease of defenistration.

[LaMouffette]

85. Trump is kicking himself for installing windows that don't open and no balconies in Trump Tower.

If he ever gets to build his dream project, a Trump Tower in Moscow, they will probably require him to include balconies and operable windows.

[getagrip_already]

88. any window can be opened from the inside....

It just involves broken glass.

[getagrip_already]

87. Since she isn't reported to have criticized the war or putin....

It was likely due to failure to pay taxes. You don't hold back from the bosses share. You don't fail to deliver a required tithe to the czar.

They send messages when someone skims from their pot of gold.

[Martin68]

90. Oh, my! Russian bigwigs are dropping like flies.

[louis-t]

91. You can be absolutely sure, if tfg manages to weasel his way

back into the WH, this would be a regular occurrence here. The guy that wants to have public firing squads, beheadings and mass executions, who also says it should be illegal to disagree with him and journalists should be killed, would surely revel in this kind of spectacle.

[truthisfreedom]

95. Assisted suicide.

Euthanasia.

[ck4829]

96. ...

[leftyladyfrommo]

97. Thise people should wear parachutes all the time

You never know when you might need one.