A large number of Russian officials and business executives have died since the beginning of the war in Ukraine

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Kremlin said that Starovoit, 53, had taken his own life and that Putin was “shocked” by his death.

Starovoit is among a number of state officials and prominent businessmen who have died in mysterious circumstances since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Putin’s foes and critics have often met with violent deaths.

  • TommySoda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    452·
    4 days ago

    Hey US oligarchs, this is your future. You’re not special and you are replaceable in the eyes of the government.

    • rustyfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      4 days ago

      Sadly, they wouldn’t listen. Everyone thinks of themselves being special. Especially sociopathic rich assholes.

        • Tramort@programming.devEnglish
          6·
          3 days ago

          I’m not talking about the Russian oligarchs.

          I’m talking about the American oligarchs. If you are Elon musk or Peter thiel, how do you look at the Russian system and think that your circumstances will be improved by a lower tax rate, but which comes with the requirement that you are subject to the whims of a capricious psychopath?

        • dickalan@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          “Why pay living wages if competitors use slave labor?
          Why fund elections if rivals buy politicians?
          Why defend norms if fascists deregulate?” Defection becomes rational until the system implodes.

  • mrmule@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    3 days ago

    Waiting for that Russian gold mine guy who was just arrested to accidently fall out of a window

  • pawnfuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    The war in Ukraine has devastated Russia’s economy. The oligarchs don’t think the war will be successful and Putin is aware of that. He’s frightened and removing perceived threats.

  • dbtng@eviltoast.orgEnglish
    91·
    3 days ago

    I expected a much longer list. After a brief intro to the topic, they cover 6 people.
    OP stripped the title. It originally said “The minister, the general and the oil baron: All the mysterious deaths of Russian officials and businessmen”, which makes more sense in light of the article content.

      • dbtng@eviltoast.orgEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Right. The stripped title made me think I was to be treated to such a list.
        And boy is that a list. Wow.

    • Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      The article is about the list of Putin’s inner circle since the beginning of the war in Ukraine (2 in just the last week).

      Starovoit is among a number of state officials and prominent businessmen who have died in mysterious circumstances since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Putin’s foes and critics have often met with violent deaths.

      I think most people know the number of individuals who have fallen out of windows would be a much bigger list. 6 very prominent individuals with direct links to Putin have been killed, just over the past week 2 more have been killed and several have been arrested. It seems like Putin is taking over any resources he needs and cleaning house in an attempt to defeat Ukraine.

      Also, that was the suggested auto title, and how it appears on the homepage of the news website.

      • dbtng@eviltoast.orgEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        No argument. These statements all seem to be true. My point was that the shorter title does not well represent the article’s content.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    I will once again recommend the limited podcast series, Sad Oligarch. It’s about the mysterious deaths in Russia.