Putin's submarine man suddenly dead - died "too soon and tragically".
Created: 12/25/2022, 11:18 am
By: Richard Strobl
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Admiralty Shipyard Director General Alexander Buzakov (R) visit Admiralty Shipyard in 2019. © Mikhail Klimentyev/Imago/Tass
It is the next death of an important person in Russia.
Putin's submarine man Alexander Buzakov died at the age of 66.
Saint Petersburg - Since the start of the Ukraine war, reports of the deaths of important people in Russian society have been piling up.
Some of them die unexpectedly - also in European exile.
In addition to businessmen and oligarchs, military leaders are also affected.
Now another death joins this list.
With shipyard director Alexander Buzakov, one of the most important men in the Russian naval industry died at the age of just 66.
He was director general of the largest Russian naval shipyards in Saint Petersburg.
The Russian Shipbuilding Corporation confirmed his death on Saturday, the Russian news agency
Tass
reports.
There is talk of a tragic and premature death.
Mysterious death: Putin's submarine man dies "too soon and tragically"
According to the report, Buzakov had headed the Admiralty shipyard for eleven years.
It is 100 percent state-owned and specializes in building submarines.
"The entire national shipbuilding industry" has suffered an "irreparable loss," according to
Tass
in the corporation's statement.
Buzakov "devoted his life to the Russian fleet" and took part in the swim-out ceremony for a new submarine on Friday.
A cause of death or more details about Buzakov's death are not given.
It only says that he "died too soon and tragically".
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The Admiralty Shipyard in Saint Petersburg is one of the largest and most important shipyards in Russia.
It was founded in 1704 by Tsar Peter the Great.
In this respect, it also has great historical significance in Russia.
The death of Alexander Buzakov joins a long list of deaths of high-ranking representatives of Russian industry and the military.
According to ntv
, even in Russia there is
now speculation about a series of murders of Putin critics.