Moscow: Marina Yankina, a Russian military official in charge of financial provisions for the military district, has died after falling 16 storeys in St Petersburg, according to reports.
As per reports, Marina Yankina’s body was discovered by a bystander on the pavement of a residential complex in St. Petersburg’s Kalininsky area before 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
The 58-year-old was a key figure in boosting funding efforts for Putin’s war in Ukraine.
She was the finance director of the Western Military District, one of Russia’s five geographical battalions, whose commander Mr Putin has changed several times since invading Ukraine last February.
Russia’s Investigative Committee is looking into the circumstances of the deadly plunge, with their preliminary conclusion being suicide, according to some reports.
Prior to joining the Western Military District, Yankina worked in the Federal Tax Service.
