Senior Russian defense official Marina Yankina falls to death from 16-story building | Al Arabiya English
By: Ayush Narayanan, Al Arabiya English (Al Arabiya English)
I don't mean to make light of some one's death....but if you go to Russia...stay on the ground floor!
Ayush Narayanan, Al Arabiya English Published: 17 February ,2023: 06:00 PM GSTUpdated: 17 February ,2023: 06:54 PM GSTEnable Read mode100% Font Size Share
A high-ranking Russian defense official mysteriously died after falling 16 stories from the window of an apartment building.
Marina Yankina's body was found on the pavement outside the St. Petersburg building after she plummeted to her death, The Independent reported on Friday.
The senior official was reportedly a finance director of the Western Military District, one of the five geographical battalions which comprise Russia's army.
Yankina reportedly played a crucial role in increasing funding efforts for Russia's invasion in Ukraine.
The Western Military District confirmed to The Independent that one of its employees had died, but refused to comment further.
It is not clear whether Yankina lived in the building.
Yankina is the second senior Russian military official to die this week in a supposed suicide.
Major General Vladimir Makarov, who held a role at the Main Directorate for Combating Extremism, reportedly shot himself on Monday, a month after being relieved of his post by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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That's just this week
in colorado we have watch for falling rocks signs along the roads in the mountains. sounds like russia needs to post watch for falling russians on the outside of any building over 4 stories.
You even have them on the interstates. I've seen them on I-70 going up to Black Hawk
the continuous freeze/thaw cycles of snow and ice naturally cleave the rock, and when spring comes, it means rocks rolling down the slopes and rocks falling everywhere. a mega boulder took out both west bound lanes of I-70 in glenwood canyon last year.
Just another "natural causes" death of a Russian oligarch or senior official from a high rise building...
LOL!
I think you should let coroners know that defenestration is now a natural cause of death
Coroners are probably convinced that if they do not list them as natural causes, they may be be next!
too bad the US capitol wasn't a taller building on 1/6/21...
she accidentally tripped over the window sill..
After falling 16 stories, there's nothing really mysterious about how she died (as long as you carefully avoid looking for the bullet hole in the back of her head).
help her wash down a few fentanyl tablets and then toss her out the window before she starts foaming...
yankina? yankina what?
WARNING: Working in the Russian government can be hazardous to your health.
And apparently, to the health of those walking under your window.
Yikes! That sounds like a Final Destination movie kill...
Seems that Russians don't know that it's dangerous to be close to windows.
Especially ones that can be opened.
I don't know about that. Falling 16 floors and dying sound a whole lot quicker and less painful than death by radiation poisoning.
Good point. Better a quick and painless death than weeks of suffering after having polonium slipped into your tea.
As well as dumped into a Siberian prison camp!
And... She Gone!
That first step is a doozie...
No mystery. Gravity + Sudden Deceleration Trauma + Cement Poisoning = Sudden Death.
And since gravity is a part of nature, death by natural causes.
Exactly. Honestly, there’s nothing to see here.
Clearly just an accident like the others.
remembering how the eastern block used to dominate in the olympics, I wonder if she stuck the landing...
Morning...nope zero out of ten for the landing..not aesthetically pleasing...
Apparently they had a large number of trans women.
In Soviet Union, landing sticks you.
Another way of putting it is that it was not the fall itself that killed her. It was the sudden loss of momentum at the end.
Morning... another one bites the dust...
Can only hope Putin stands by a window soon..😁😁
Yep, and conveniently loses his balance in the process. Now how did that banana peel wind up by the that window?
Morning..I would be happy to push him...
put him in a bodysuit and strap him to the next outbound suicide drone, more poetic...