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Russia's leading rocket specialist - who developed deadly Kalibr missiles used in Ukraine - becomes the fourth key defence official to die in three weeks
2023-01-11
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Pavel Kamnev, 85,
    ... a reasonable age for a man to die without outside assistance...
    was responsible for more than 20 weapons inventions

  • He was scientific director of Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defence Concern

  • A video shows him being made a Hero of Labour by Vladimir Putin in 2016
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  The 'marginal case' marches on.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-01-11 11:05  

#2  I believe the Chekists prefer the term "given his angel wings" to "defensetration"
Posted by: Mercutio   2023-01-11 08:23  

#1  At least he wasn't defenestrated.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-01-11 08:18  

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