President Putin’s ally ‘falls to his death from third-floor window’

Pro-Putin regional politician, Vladimir Egorov has died after a suspected fall from a third-floor window.

Egorov dropped to his death from the third-floor window of a home on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russian security services, reported.

One source said there was ‘no visible sign of a criminal death on the [politician’s] body’. Pathologists are to examine the cause of death.

His corpse was found in the yard of his house, according to reports.

According to the 72 news outlet, Egorov may have suffered from heart problems.

‘One of the most likely reasons is heart problems,’ a source told the publication.

Heart issues are frequently given as the explanation for multiple untimely or suspicious deaths among prominent people in Russia since the start of the war against Ukraine.

The report said: ‘In the near future pathologists will conduct an autopsy to establish the true cause of Egorov’s death.’