Russian investigative journalist dies after falling from hotel balcony

[Ravenholme]

A Russian investigative journalist who confirmed the deaths of
Russian mercenaries in Syria has died after falling from his fifth-floor
balcony in the city of Yekaterinburg.

Maksim Borodin, 32, was a reporter for the Yekaterinburg’s Novy Den website, gaining national attention for his reports on the Russian private military company Wagner, and local repute for his investigations into prisons and corrupt officials in his native Sverdlovsk region.

He told journalists in 2017 that he had been hit on the head with a metal pipe shortly after giving an interview on the controversial historical romantic drama, Matilda.

“His work was very dangerous,” Vyacheslav Bashkov, a local civil
rights activist, told the Guardian by telephone on Monday. “He was one of the best.”

Russian investigative journalist dies after falling from balcony..

I guess Russia is a dangerous place too, much like the UK.

[Mikebot]

"accident"

[Curls]

“His work was very dangerous,” Vyacheslav Bashkov, a local civil

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