Colonel Alexey Zubkov - an employee for the Russian Investigative Committee - is fighting for his life after he plummeted 40ft from a bathroom window, according to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU.
Miraculously, Col. Zubkov was 'conscious' after his fall and 'briskly answered questions' but was unable to explain the reasons for his plunge.
He is the head of the forensic investigations department specialising in the study of digital information, with access to detailed information about secret investigations.
Pryakhin now joins a long string of unexplained deaths of leading Russian figures under mysterious circumstances.
Colonel Alexey Zubkov - an employee for the Russian Investigative Committee - is fighting for his life after he plummeted 40ft from a bathroom window.
Zubkov's fall comes shortly after leading Russian official Artur Pryakhin died after falling from a fifth floor window.
Pryakhin now joins a long string of unexplained deaths of leading Russian figures under mysterious circumstances during Putin's rule. »