Another high-ranking crony of Vladimir Putin has died in mysterious circumstances after “falling overboard” from a boat.
Ivan Pechorin, hand-picked by leader Vladimir Putin to head up the development of natural resources in Russia ’s Arctic territories, apparently drowned while sailing his private yacht off the country’s Pacific coast.
The 39-year-old is the latest senior official linked to Russia’s energy sector and the Kremlin to die in suspicious circumstances.
