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Russian General Tied to Sanctioned Chemical Weapons Lab Found Dead

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Colonel-General Stanislav Petrov, the former commander of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection (RCBD) troops, has died by suicide in Moscow, The Moscow Times reported on May 4. Relatives discovered the body of the 87-year-old retired general early in the morning on April 2 in his apartment at the famous House on the Embankment. Law enforcement sources confirmed the incident to Russian state media, adding that a pistol was foun…

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Russian general-colonel in retreat Stanislav Petrov, from the Chemical, Biological and Antiradiation Defense Forces, committed suicide, reports the Russian press quoted by The Moscow Times. The relatives found him 2 April in his Moscow apartment. Law enforcement confirmed the news for RIA Novosti, adding that a gun was found near Petrov. He was "in the kitchen, sitting on a chair," said a source for Izvestia.

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What is the investigation's primary theory? Stanislav Petrov, former commander of the Russian Federation's radiation, chemical, and biological defense forces, was found dead in Moscow. Preliminary findings indicate he committed suicide, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing RIA Novosti. Read also: Putin promotes general who oversaw the Bucha crimes The body of the 87-year-old general was discovered on the morning of May 4 in his apartment in the city cent…

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Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, shot and killed Colonel-General Staniuslav Petrov, the first-largest cleric.

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Russian Colonel-General Stanislav Petrov, who was the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, was found dead in an apartment in central Moscow, the Kommersant newspaper reported. Sources close to the investigation told RIA Novosti that Petrov committed suicide. Some sources, however, claim that he was seriously ill.

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