Ex-FSB general who wired Russia’s spies and army found dead in Moscow—a gunshot, no note, no official report
The 83-year-old chaired a long-time supplier of encrypted communications for the country's security and military structures.
Igor Laptev, an 83-year-old retired Russian FSB major-general, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on August 20. Russian media outlets report that he likely took his own life, although no suicide note or motive has been made public, and authorities have yet to release an official statement on his death. Laptev's firm, Informtekhnika i Svyaz, manufactured secure communications systems for the FSB, federal guard service, defense ministry, and interior ministry.
His death adds to the recent trend of senior Russian military and security figures dying in the capital. Notable cases include the suicide of retired colonel-general Stanislav Petrov in May, and the bombing that killed a general at a commander's gathering in April.
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