Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov,
outspoken critic of Putin’s invasion
of Ukraine, falls 60 feet to his death
Posted By: Beardo, 11/18/2024 9:25:00 PM
A Russian ballet dancer who was an outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine has mysteriously plunged to his death from the fifth floor of a building. Vladimir Shklyarov, a married father of two, plummeted around 60 feet to the ground from a building on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, where the 39-year-old was the highest-ranking dancer, told Fontanka. Russian authorities initially labeled the fall an accident, blaming the painkillers he was taking before a complex spinal surgery.
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A Russian ballet dancer who was an outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine has mysteriously plunged to his death from the fifth floor of a building.
Vladimir Shklyarov, a married father of two, plummeted around 60 feet to the ground from a building on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, where the 39-year-old was the highest-ranking dancer, told Fontanka.
Russian authorities initially labeled the fall an accident, blaming the painkillers he was taking before a complex spinal surgery.
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Witches Claim They're Finding It Too Hard
to Cast Spells Against Trump Because of
Some 'Protection' 15 replies
to Cast Spells Against Trump Because of
Some 'Protection' 15 replies
Strap yourselves in for this one, folks.
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by immigrant crisis that some students
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