A former commander of Russian forces with shut ties to Ukraine died “suddenly” the day after Vladimir Putin abruptly cancelled a visit to the tank enterprise the place he labored, a report mentioned. General Alexei Maslov, 69, handed away in a Moscow navy hospital, The Mirror reported.

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General Alexei Maslov’s demise comes after Alexander Buzakov, 65, normal director of Admiralty Shipyards’ sudden demise in St Petersburg. Alexander Buzakov had been wholesome the day earlier than he died, and “nothing had been heard about Maslov’s health problems”, the report mentioned.

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Alexei Maslov had been commander-in-chief of Russian floor forces between 2004 and 2008. He later served because the nation’s chief navy consultant to NATO in Brussels. At NATO he labored alongside Dmitry Rogozin, an official near Vladimir Putin, the report mentioned.

The Russian president was resulting from go to the Uralvagonzavod plant in Nizhny Tagil – which has been criticised by the Kremlin for failing to supply ample new tanks for the battle in Ukraine, the report mentioned.

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However, he cancelled his journey instantly with none rationalization, the report added.