Retired FSB general found dead in Moscow, Russian media report
The 83-year-old was found with a gunshot wound to the head in his apartment according to Russian outlets.
Retired FSB Major General Igor Laptev, 83, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on August 20, according to Russian media reports. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, with unnamed sources citing suicide as the reason. Russian authorities have not confirmed the reports, leaving the circumstances surrounding Laptev's death unclear.
Laptev was once the chairman of the board for the Informtekhnika group, a company that develops secure communications systems and supplied equipment to Russia's Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, and Voentelecom. Laptev had previously served in the Soviet-Afghan War and worked for the KGB and Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), where he focused on information security.
The death of this prominent retired FSB general occurs amid a series of high-profile attacks on Russian military officials and figures linked to Moscow's war against Ukraine.
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