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Two top Russian colonels plunge from high windows with one killed and the other left fighting for life as spate of mysterious deaths involving Putin officials continues (lemmy.zip)
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Colonel Alexey Zubkov - an employee for the Russian Investigative Committee - is fighting for his life after he plummeted 40ft from a bathroom window, according to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU.

Miraculously, Col. Zubkov was 'conscious' after his fall and 'briskly answered questions' but was unable to explain the reasons for his plunge.

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[–] Suspiciousbrowsing@kbin.melroy.org 23 points 6 months ago

"Mysterious" is a bit of a reach..

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hard for us to know whether they're being punished for failure or are trying to stand up to Putin from within.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Either way is good.

[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

They've got to do something about those damn windows; everyone of them sounds like a safety hazard.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

Some real OH&S concerns around the Kremlin

[–] Intheflsun@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Gravity. The reason for the plunge is gravity.

[–] remon@ani.social 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah, but it's actually a common misconception that plunge or falling will kill you. It's in fact, completely harmless. It's the sudden stop at the end that's dangerous.