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Another mysterious death of a high-level manager in Russia
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Another mysterious death of a high-level manager in Russia

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The body of Alexey Korshenko, director of the VIP terminal at Russia's largest airport, was found in his apartment balcony, marking another mysterious death of a high-level executive.
  • Korshenko's death, ruled a suicide by investigators, follows that of over twenty top managers in Russian companies since 2022, often under suspicious circumstances.
  • Korshenko, who had recently been unexpectedly fired, previously managed the VIP terminal used by Yevgeny Prigozhin's aircraft, which later crashed.

The death of Alexey Korshenko, director of the VIP terminal at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, adds to a disturbing pattern of high-profile Russian executives dying under mysterious circumstances. Korshenko's body was discovered on his apartment balcony on June 6, with investigators suggesting suicide. However, friends revealed he was unexpectedly dismissed from his position about three weeks prior.

The body of 57-year-old Alexey Korshenko was reportedly found on the balcony of his apartment in Moscow on June 6, but the information was only made public in Russia today.

— Article TextReporting on the discovery of Korshenko's body and the timing of its public announcement.

Korshenko's career in aviation spanned decades, beginning at Aeroflot in 1997 and later moving to Avia Group. This company, previously linked to oligarch Gennady Timchenko, manages VIP terminals at Sheremetyevo and Pulkovo airports, as well as a helipad used by President Vladimir Putin. The Sheremetyevo VIP terminal, which Korshenko headed, notably serviced Yevgeny Prigozhin's Embraer Legacy 600 jet in the summer of 2023, shortly before the aircraft crashed, killing all on board.

According to investigators, the manager committed suicide.

— Article TextStating the official cause of death as determined by investigators.

Korshenko's death is the latest in a series of unusual fatalities among Russian business leaders since the start of the war in Ukraine. Over twenty top managers from major corporations like Gazprom, Novatek, Lukoil, and Sberbank have died in various, sometimes suspicious, incidents since 2022. The most recent prior case involved Sergey Loiter, a top manager at the internet giant Yandex, who died in late April when his boat capsized on the Volga River.

Friends of the deceased informed that about three weeks before his death, he was unexpectedly dismissed from his position.

— Article TextProviding context from acquaintances regarding Korshenko's recent employment status.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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