Another sudden death of a senior official in Russia’s military supply chain has been reported following a spate of unexplained deaths in the past week.
Alexei Fedorovich Maslov, the former commander-in-chief of Russia’s ground forces turned special representative of the Uralvagonzavod military corporation, which specializes in battle tanks, died unexpectedly in a military hospital on Christmas Day at the age of 70. .
The company took to Telegram to announce his death, saying it “remained faithful” to Russia “until his last day.”
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Maslov was reportedly born in the Kursk region, which borders northern Ukraine, and entered the Army before graduating from the Kharkiv Higher Guards Tank Command School in 1974, nearly two decades before the fall. of the Soviet Union, reported Euro Weekly.
In 2008, Maslov became Russia’s top military representative to NATO.
No explanation has been provided for his death, although he apparently died in Moscow at the NN Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital, more than 1,000 miles west of the Uralvagonzavod plant where he allegedly worked in the city of Nizhny Tagil.
Some reports suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin was supposed to visit the tank manufacturing plant on Christmas Eve but unexpectedly canceled his plans, although Fox News Digital could not independently verify this.
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Maslov’s death also followed the unexpected passing of Alexander Buzakov, 67, on December 24, CEO of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Admiralty Shipyards, which produces aircraft carriers for Kalibr cruise missiles, among others.
According to his website, Admiralty Shipyards has been described as the “base” of the Russian navy, and Buzakov reportedly attended the launch of the new submarine, Velikiye Luki, in Saint Petersburg on Friday, December 23.
Buzakov championed the submarine as a major step forward for Russia’s naval capability.
“It symbolizes the end of a certain important stage and, of course, promises us many successful final steps in the construction of the ship and its delivery to the Navy,” he said according to Naval News.
Russian Navy ships are docked in the Sevastopol bay March 4, 2014. Russian forces have surrounded Ukrainian military bases in Crimea as the Russian-speaking autonomous region has been thrown into turmoil following the ousting of the last month from Moscow-backed President Viktor Yanukovych.
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The submarine is reportedly part of a fourth-generation non-nuclear fleet that is considered the “most modern” submarine in terms of combat power.
Details about Buzakov’s death also remain unknown.
The deaths of Buzakov and Maslov are just the latest in a series of unexpected deaths among Russia’s top brass, businessmen and dissidents since the war in Ukraine began.
