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Anti-War Russian Musician Falls to Death During Police Search [View all]
https://www.yahoo.com/news/anti-war-russian-musician-falls-231137771.htmlA Russian musician who opposed President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine reportedly plunged to his death during a police search.
According to state news agency RIA Novosti, 58-year-old Vadim Stroykin died by suicide when police came to search his St. Petersburg home in connection with accusations of extremism.
The city’s investigative committee told RIA Novosti that Stroykin went into the kitchen during the police search.
The musician was last seen alive on the 10th floor of his residential complex, and his body was later found under the windows, according to local newspaper Fontanka. He was accused of giving money to the Ukrainian army.
Authorities are investigating his death.
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