Vadim Boyko

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Vadim Yevgenyevich Boyko (

Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Russian media outlet Dalnevostochnie Novosti reported that Boyko had committed suicide,[1] but when he was found dead there were five bullet casings and four pistols next to his body. A post on the Baza Telegram channel stated: "It turns out that the colonel shot himself in the chest five times."[2]

Boyko's death came after several apparent suicide deaths of Russian oligarchs and the disappearance or illness of Russian military men following the invasion of Ukraine.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mystery as Putin's military crony found shot dead with multiple bullet wounds in his office LBC, 16 November 2022
  2. ^ Mystery Over Russian Colonel Found Shot Dead in Office Newsweek, ISABEL VAN BRUGEN, November 17, 2022
  3. ^ Vladimir Putin — the ‘liternoye’ killer JOHN O’NEILL AND SARAH WYNNE, The Hill, 04/30/2022