Ivan Safronov
Year: 2007
Nationality: Russia
Killed by:
Location: Moscow, Russia
Press organization: Kommersant
What's Ivan Safronov's story?
Safronov, 51, a former Russian Space Force colonel and a respected military correspondent who covered defense, army, and space issues for the independent business daily Kommersant, fell more than four stories from a staircase window in his apartment building. The following narrative is drawn from CPJ interviews with Safronov’s Kommersant colleagues and military experts, and from press reports.
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