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Russian ballet star who critizied Ukraine invasion dies in "fall" from building

Rob Beschizza
Nov 18, 2024
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Vladimir Shklyarov, 39, is a Russian ballet star who was publicly critical of the country's invasion of Ukraine: "Friends! I am against the war in Ukraine!" he posted,"I am for the people, for a peaceful sky above our heads." As with many others who have opposed Vladimir Putin in public, he is now dead after falling from a building.

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