Alexander Tyunin, chief executive of a Russian carbon fiber and composites company affiliated with state nuclear giant Rosatom, was discovered dead on Thursday near his car in the Moscow region.

A hunting rifle and a note referencing long-term depression were found nearby.

Authorities say they are treating the case as a possible suicide.

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    I wonder why all the house cleaning by russian boss men? Ukraine related? Or just power struggles, loyalties to prighozin or some now disfavored faction?

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      I imagine they’re starting to have loyalty issues. Seemingly endless war to which they can’t seem to win, complete drain on the economy. There’s got to be Rumblings. So you kill some people they’re talking too loud I guess, or people who don’t tow the party line strong enough.

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        I bet they went through all the messaging of prigozin and everybody else through what they thought were secure messaging channels and that could be part of this, that is pure conjecture.

        My point is I believe the boss is paranoid and searching and lashing out at anyone he suspects of disloyalty.

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      Wasn’t this company the one that announced major job cuts due to its dire economic situation?