No cause of death of Nikolay Bortsov has been specified
Two Russian officials serving as State Duma deputies with the ruling United Russia party died on Sunday. newsweek informed of. Reports said 77-year-old Nikolay Bortsov, who had served as a State Duma deputy since 2003, and 57-year-old Zasharbek Uzdenov died.
While Mr Uzdenov died after a “severe and prolonged illness”, Mr Bortsov died on Sunday at his home in the Lipetsk region. No cause of death was given.
Several prominent Russians have died under unknown circumstances since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022. The war began.
In particular, Nikolay Bortsov was hit by sanctions from the United States and other Western countries after the first Ukraine invasion.
The report claimed that he was one of Russia’s wealthiest government employees with an estimated net worth of $550 million, adding that he had been included in the ranking of Russia’s 100 richest federal workers in 2021 by Forbes. According to the leaked data in 2019, the millionaire MP had also secretly acquired the right to live in Britain. Metroinformed of. However, he denied holding British citizenship and always maintained that this was not true.
Meanwhile, Dzhasharbek Uzdenov was a member of Russia’s House Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Like Mr. Bortsov, he too came under US and New Zealand sanctions after the war broke out.
Vladimir Vasiliev, the head of the United Russia faction, mourned his death, saying, “Death took another comrade from our ranks.”
“Sensitive, attentive, strong-willed, always ready to help – this is how we will remember Jasharbek Borisovich. He fought for a long time, but, unfortunately, the disease turned out to be stronger. We will miss him very much.” They said.
Last month, a Russian musician who had criticized President Vladimir Putin in his songs died after falling through ice while crossing a river. New York Post. Notably, the artist has often criticized Mr Putin in his songs and his music has been used as an anthem during anti-war demonstrations in Russia.