Russian diplomat found dead outside Berlin embassy

[Mr. Sparkle]

Source: BBC



A Russian diplomat was found dead last month outside the country's embassy in the German capital, it has emerged. The man's body was discovered on the pavement on 19 October by police guarding the Berlin compound, Der Spiegel website reported. The man had apparently fallen from an upper floor, but it was unclear how, it added. Germany's foreign ministry confirmed the diplomat's death to reporters but would not give further details.

Police in Berlin have not publicly commented on the death, which was reported for the first time on Friday. Der Spiegel said the embassy called it a "tragic accident" on which it would not comment "for ethical reasons". The man has not been officially named, but reports say he was 35 years old and listed as a second secretary of the Russian embassy.

Investigative website Bellingcat said it had used open source data to establish the man was the son of the deputy director of the Second Service of Russia's FSB intelligence agency. According to Der Spiegel, the Russian embassy did not agree to a post-mortem examination following the diplomat's death last month, and his body has now been returned to Russia.

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[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Window cancer.

Happens to a lot of 35 year old Russians.

[WestIndianArchie]

9. My thought exactly

That window cancer is really bad because it happens all of a sudden.

[COL Mustard]

10. The Term Is Defenestration

It's a very in-elegant way to take care of a problem, but it was fairly common during the Soviet times.

[reACTIONary]

13. Still is. Nt

[JustADumbFireman]

20. A venerable old Czech tradition.

[catsudon]

19. all russians

should stay on first floor
but it does not prevent one from tripping and hitting your head on several bullets

[dweller]

2. A Russian you say ?

sounds like natural causes


✌🏻

[JustADumbFireman]

21. Without a doubt!

[Beastly Boy]

3. Apparently, the supply chain of polonium to Western Europe has been disrupted.

Increasingly, Russian diplomats keep falling out of windows on upper floors.

[2naSalit]

6. +1

[PatSeg]

4. "Russian embassy did not agree to a post-mortem examination"

Well now, that doesn't sound at all suspicious.

[Ford_Prefect]

5. In a move to economize the FSB uses natural forces such as gravity rather than expensive bullets.

One can see the obvious economy what with supply chain delays and added weapons cleaning charges. Much quieter too.

[Ocelot II]

7. Russians seem to have really bad luck with windows.

[Sneederbunk]

8. Defenestration, a favorite Russian tool.

[pandr32]

11. I guess for Russians it is better to have windowless offices

...and to never stand near windows anywhere else.

[Pacifist Patriot]

12. Russians seem to have a problem with their sense of balance, don't they?

[Marcuse]

14. He had great gravitas.

[barbtries]

15. defenestration,

along with poison, seem to be the russians' preferred assassination route.
35 years old.

[Sapient Donkey]

16. Falling from a window is considered a natural death in Russia.

What is there for the German police to investigate?

[Pachamama]

26. +10000

Frightenly so true….

[eggplant]

17. Sudden deceleration trauma.

[Coventina]

18. Watch out for that first step.....

It's a doozy!

[orangecrush]

22. This story sounds fishy

Don't fall for it!

[Ghost Dog]

23. For "Investigative website Bellingcat", read

"British SIS intelligence agency (MI6) website Bellingcat".

[orangecrush]

24. Thanks, Dog!

[BlueIdaho]

25. Who did he piss off?

Agents, I’m sorry, diplomats are usually recalled to Moscow before they are dispatched. It’s much tidier that way.