Marina Yankina, a close aide of Vladimir Putin, died after falling from a building window in St. Petersburg

 

Following Yankina's death after falling 160 feet, the Russian Investigative Committee and the press service of the Western Military District 'Fontanka' launched an investigation into her mysterious fall.

The DailyMail reported on 16 February that Marina Yankina, a high-ranking Russian defense official, had died after falling from a building window in St Petersburg.

Yankina used to be the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Department of Financial Support for the Eastern Military District. His body was found by a passerby at the entrance of a house on Zamshina Street in St. Petersburg, the report said.

The report states that following Yankina's death after falling from 160 feet, the Russian Investigative Committee and the press service of the Western Military District 'Fontanka' have opened an investigation into her mysterious fall.

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According to the report, she was a key figure in the financing of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and was close to President Vladimir Putin.

Media outlet 'Mash on Moika' reported that Yankina called her ex-husband and informed him what she wanted to do.

Media outlet 'Mash on Moika' said, "She told him what she was going to do and where she would leave things – and also told him to call the police. Minutes after the call, she was found dead."

Yankina served in the Federal Tax Service and also served as deputy chairman of the Property Relations Committee of St. Petersburg before joining the Western Military Region. She is believed to have been at the center of efforts to strengthen funding for the war launched by Russia on 24 February.

Yankina's death comes days after Major General Vladimir Makarov – recently fired by Russian President Vladimir Putin – was found dead in a suspected suicide, according to news reports.

Also, on 26 December, according to news reports, Russian Duma deputy – Pavel Antonov – died in India after falling from a hotel window. According to a report in DailyMail, former head of the Russian ground forces, Aleksey Maslov, died in hospital on December 25, while Aleksandr Buzakov, who served as the head of Russia's 'Admiralty Shipyard' for a decade, died on December 24. passed away.