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After criticism of Ukraine losses: Russian military blogger dead – he hinted at conspiracy

2024-02-22T17:03:26.548Z

Highlights: After criticism of Ukraine losses: Russian military blogger dead – he hinted at conspiracy. Former soldier and independent military blogger Andrei Morozov is said to have died on Wednesday (February 21) He had spread information about heavy Russian losses in the fighting for the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka and apparently refused to remove it from public view. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) claims to have received orders from a Russian officer on February 20 to remove a February 19 report on the Ukraine war. In his farewell letter, the military blogger assumed that the officer, in turn, was following orders from the Russian political leadership.



As of: February 22, 2024, 5:47 p.m

By: Nadja Zinsmeister

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A Russian military blogger has been found dead after making critical comments about the Kremlin.

He had reported on the battle for Avdiivka.

Moscow - Shortly after the death of Russian opposition leader Andrei Navalny, another death is causing a stir in Russia.

As several Russian media and Telegram channels report, former soldier and independent military blogger Andrei Morozov is said to have died on Wednesday (February 21).

Shortly before his death, Morozov had spread information about heavy Russian losses in the fighting for the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka and apparently refused to remove it from public view.

Andrei Morozov had already fought as a soldier in Ukraine in 2014 and was most recently known as a Kremlin-critical blogger under the pseudonym “Murz”.

As the

Meduza

news portal reports, lawyer Maxim Pashkov confirmed his death on Wednesday.

According to initial information, the miliblogger is said to have committed suicide.

In addition to the lawyer's statement, this fact is also suggested by a farewell letter that Morozow is said to have published shortly before his death.

According to information from the

Institute for the Study of War

(ISW), the military blogger claimed to have received orders from a Russian officer on February 20 to remove a February 19 report on the Ukraine war.

Famous military blogger in Russia dies after public criticism of losses in Ukraine war

In the report, “Murz” wrote that 16,000 Russian soldiers died during the Russian offensives around Avdiivka.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has not released any official figures on losses among its own ranks since September 2022.

Russian soldiers in the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka.

According to estimates, Russia's capture of the area cost many soldiers' lives.

© IMAGO/Stanislav Krasilnikov

The officer apparently threatened to cut off Morozov's unit from supplies of ammunition and military equipment if he did not withdraw his report.

In his farewell letter, the military blogger assumed that the officer, in turn, was following orders from the Russian political leadership and propagandists.

According to ISW information, he wrote that he “could no longer serve under this abusive officer.”

He tried for a long time to uncover the truth about the Ukraine war.

Außerdem deutete Morosow eine mögliche Verschwörung der russischen Behörden gegen ihn an. Er sei davon ausgegangen, dass bereits Pläne zu seiner Ermordung oder Verhaftung laufen könnten. Hintergrund ist der wachsende Druck auf Kreml-kritische Stimmen in Russland. Beamte nehmen seit einiger Zeit zunehmend radikale Miliblogger ins Visier. Einige von ihnen, die sich ähnlich kritisch wie Morosow geäußert hatten, wurden verhaftet.

Druck auf Militärblogger in Russland wächst - was der Tod von Andrej Morozow für das Land bedeutet

Die Todesumstände des Militärbloggers können nicht unabhängig bestätigt werden. Das ISW rechnet aber damit, dass der angebliche Suizid des Russen einen positiven Effekt auf die Bemühungen des Kremls haben wird, Informationen über das Land zu monopolisieren und Teil ihrer Propaganda zu machen, indem negative Entwicklungen im Ukraine-Krieg vertuscht werden.

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Andrej Morozow hatte seit Beginn des Krieges unabhängig über das Geschehen in der Ukraine berichtet. Unter anderem warnte er im Sommer 2022 vor stark dezimierten russischen Streitkräften im ostukrainischen Oblast Charkiw, nur Monate vor einer erfolgreichen ukrainischen Gegenoffensive in der Region im September 2022.

Hinweis: Grundsätzlich berichten wir nicht über Suizide, damit solche Fälle mögliche Nachahmer nicht ermutigen. Eine Berichterstattung findet nur dann statt, wenn die Umstände eine besondere öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit erfahren. Wenn Sie oder eine Ihnen bekannte Person Hilfe benötigt, kontaktieren Sie bitte die Telefonseelsorge unter Tel.(0 800) 1 11 01 11

Source: merkur

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