Moscow Aviation Official Dies After “Falling Down Stairs”

Yahoo News reports:

The former head of a Kremlin-linked engineering institute died Wednesday in an apparent accident, according to CNN — adding to the long list of Russian CEOs and officials who have met a mysterious end this year.

Russian news outlet Izvestia reported that Anatoly Gerashchenko “fell from a great height” down numerous flights of stairs inside the Moscow Aviation Institute’s headquarters, according to The Daily Beast. The institute’s press office described his death as “the result of an accident.”

While the Moscow Aviation Institute might sound like a flight school, the university conducts research in fields with potential military applications, from avionics and aerospace to drones and artificial intelligence, according to Insider.

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An Ex-Putin ally (emphasis on “Ex”) plunged to his death from a great height at the Moscow Aviation Institute. Anatoly Gerashchenko somehow fell down a flight of stairs and careened down other flights, thus sustaining injuries incompatible with staying alive. It was an accident.

— Duty To Warn ? (@duty2warn) September 22, 2022

Another Russian dies from Tall Building Syndrome. Anatoly Gerashchenko, the former head of the Moscow Aviation Institute, who fell from a great height in the MAI building. ???? https://t.co/LALA1rY2Ta

— GoldenRule1 (@cooperchip1) September 22, 2022

Anatoly Gerashchenko is, at least, the 11th prominent Russian to die under mysterious circumstances since the start of 2022.https://t.co/LDroT3p1iO

— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) September 22, 2022