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2023-01-11 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia's leading rocket specialist - who developed deadly Kalibr missiles used in Ukraine - becomes the fourth key defence official to die in three weeks
[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 2023-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

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

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

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

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