(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Another Russian official dies under mysterious circumstances; more Russian stuff blowing up [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-06 It wasn’t defenestration this time. Igor Shkurko was found dead in his cell. Russia says it was suicide. Sure thing. x Another Russian high-ranking executive of an energy company died under mysterious circumstances Igor Shkurko, First Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of Yakutskenergo, was found dead in a Yakutsk detention center. The court sent the top manager to the pretrial detention… pic.twitter.com/Lsr5rIWbwR — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 6, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------- Ukraine’s best and brightest continue to serve and sacrifice for their country. x Kostiantyn Starovytskyi, conductor of Kyiv Opera, died at the frontlines. Kostiantyn went to defend Ukraine in the first days after the full-scale invasion. His young daughter, wife, and mother will miss him so much. RIP, Hero. pic.twitter.com/5ubuRSPtY0 — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 6, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, Russia’s once formidable shitload of artillery rounds is down to a trickle. x He says Russian forces are on a "small shell diet, to put it mildly" pic.twitter.com/l3ptlVQfIC — Rob Lee (@RALee85) April 4, 2023 ----------------------------------------------------— It’s never a good sign when the military is openly campaigning against the nation’s military strategy. x Meduza has obtained a pamphlet circulated to Russian soldiers by Russia’s own military. The authors condemn the retreat from Kherson and call for a return to “Stalinist methods.” https://t.co/Gy0oEaSOTO pic.twitter.com/47FtPSNGhp — Meduza in English (@meduza_en) April 5, 2023 It is also not a good sign when your anti-drone radar is taken out by a drone. x 🇺🇦 drone took out 🇷🇺 anti drone radar pic.twitter.com/iNZYcRKXVg — C4H10FO2P ☠️ (@markito0171) April 5, 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------- A couple Russian soldiers do the smart thing. x I will quote the poster literally: "Epic footage of the capture of Russian worms. A few minutes ago they shouted "Glory to the Airborne Forces", but after meeting with Ukrainian soldiers, they decided that it was not such a "glory" and went to surrender in order to survive..."… pic.twitter.com/ehDEJI1Vqx — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) April 6, 2023 --------------------------------------------------------- Putin is loved so much by his people! x The Times published an excellent caricature about recent events in #Russia on its website. pic.twitter.com/0b0msTIOK2 — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 4, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------— I guess Putin isn’t a fan of cat videos. x Reportedly, this is Gleb Karaulov, captain of Russian federal security service who worked directly with Putin. He left Russia in October 2022 and gave an interview. Karaulov says Putin never used the Internet and relied on reports that were brought to him by subordinates. pic.twitter.com/Ag4rM3ibLm — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 4, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------— Perhaps Serbia is finally beginning to see the light — life is much better as part of the EU and NATO than staying hooked up with the losers in Moscow. But they are going to have to let Kosovo go. x From June 16 to 30 a joint exercise of Serbia and NATO will be held. pic.twitter.com/BrMkqYW5tz — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 4, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------— Now we know who the scapegoats will be. x When asked about Bakhmut, Prigozhin says the decision to conduct the "meat grinder" in Bakhmut was made by Wagner commanders, but he also credits Sergey Surovikin for his role supporting the operation when he was the commander. (h/t @KofmanMichael)https://t.co/1DHPAJlXte pic.twitter.com/lVEHGhVyln — Rob Lee (@RALee85) April 3, 2023 ---------------------------------------------------- Russians had claimed the man they tortured was a Georgian mercenary. x ❗️Man whom russians tortured and said was a prisoner was actually a civilian! https://t.co/P99hPFHY0l pic.twitter.com/3lqcX5uXjj — Serhii Sternenko ✙ (@sternenko) April 4, 2023 ------------------------------------------------— Kaboom …. and kaboom …. and kaboom x 2/2: Back to back FPV drone footage of the AFU hitting Russian targets inside of buildings. #OSINT #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/5QqFW3kLEi — OSINT (Uri) 🇺🇦 (@UKikaski) April 5, 2023 x Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroying the Russian counter-battery radar Aistenok 📹https://t.co/9UiephjZfU pic.twitter.com/X6brQCXJzi — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) April 5, 2023 ----------------------------------------------------— Good thing the Russians have a lot of old and shitty munitions. ------------------------------------------------------- The Avenger is a mobile short-range air-defense system. x Additional footage of the US-supplied AN/TWQ-1 Avenger SHORAD system in Ukrainian service. https://t.co/lUTnkfNMFH pic.twitter.com/Onx0Ncnavx — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 5, 2023 ------------------------------------------------— The Kerch Bridge is still not completely repaired. x Repairs to the rail section of the Crimean bridge are ongoing, satellite imagery shows. The bridge was struck almost six months ago. pic.twitter.com/iqqxNgHPrF — Brady Africk (@bradyafr) April 3, 2023 -----------------------------------------------------------— Hell, I’m shocked Girkin hasn’t already fallen from a 12th-story window or contracted polonium poisoning. Maybe a young woman will deliver a special statue in his honor. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/6/2162035/-Another-Russian-official-dies-under-mysterious-circumstances-more-Russian-stuff-blowing-up Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/