Igor Shkurko, First Deputy General Director and Chief Engineer of Yakutskenergo, was found dead in a pre-trial detention center in Yakutsk. This was reported to the Russian media by a source in the pre-trial detention center.

The Federal Penitentiary Service claims that Shkurko committed suicide. According to the department, this happened on April 4..

“The defendant was found in the cell of the pre-trial detention center without signs of life.. Arriving medical workers pronounced him dead.. An investigative team was called to the scene. According to preliminary data, no signs of criminal death were found,"

It is noteworthy that Shurko did not agree with the arrest and appealed against it right before his death, on April 3. The Investigative Committee refused to comment on the incident. Yakutskenergo ignored official requests from the media.

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49-year-old Shkurko was responsible for the technical management of the company. PJSC Yakutskenergo belongs to RusHydro. Prior to his appointment at Yakutskenergo, Shkurko worked as the General Director of OJSC South Yakutsk Electric Networks. He was a deputy of the Aldan District Council from United Russia. After his arrest, the party suspended his membership..

In general, over the past 15 months, about 40 top managers, businessmen and other Russian managers have died under unclear circumstances..

A wave of mysterious deaths of top managers of the Russian energy industry began in 2022.