Today, suddenly died Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin. He was only 64 year. Churkin was bright opponent of representatives of Western countries in a series of serious discussions at the United Nations. Since it could not agree. But the fact remains – Churkin opposed the Western colleagues regularly and often rather sarcastically. And now it is not. The diplomat died on the job. Now let us remember the other tragic incidents that happened with Russian diplomats over the past two months.

Six Russian diplomats were killed in two months

So on December 19 last year in Turkey was shot dead by Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov. He was 62 year. The next day, in Moscow we found the body of a former employee of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the head of the Latin American Office of the Department. He committed suicide. On December 27, Kazakhstan, found the body of a Russian diplomat, an employee of the Consulate General, Roman Skrylnikov. The body was found in a rented apartment in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Experts found no signs of violent death. Three deaths thus occurred in just one week.

This year, frightening trend continued. January 9 in Athens, was found dead 55-year-old Russian consul in Greece. Andrew Malanin was found dead in an apartment located in an old building of the Russian Embassy. According to preliminary estimates, the death was probably due to pathological causes (possibly heart disease). on January 14 in Yemen, as reported by the media, he was shot and killed the ambassador of Russia. The Foreign Ministry, however, refuted the information. But when on January 26 in India died Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin, it was already obvious fact. Interestingly, the cause of death was “a brief illness.” The ambassador was 67 years old. Now the sudden death Churkin …

Summarize. Of the seven reports of the death of one of the Russian diplomats it was refuted by the Foreign Ministry over the past two months. In other cases, the fact of death is confirmed. Two people were shot, one killed himself. Three more (including Churkin) died suddenly. Moreover, the exact cause has not been named. Against the background of Russian and Western media war a series of deaths of our diplomats looks extremely unpleasant.