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Swede

(40,407 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:07 PM 20 hrs ago

Oh no, Russian Colonel Oleg Sokolenko, dies after falling from a window of his apartment.

After drones from Ukraine, window falling sure takes a toll on Russians.

Russian Colonel Oleg Sokolenko, the military commissar of Rostov's Pervomaysky and Proletarsky districts, has died after falling from a window of his own apartment.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkrainianConflict/s/aTPzIowylE

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Oh no, Russian Colonel Oleg Sokolenko, dies after falling from a window of his apartment. (Original Post) Swede 20 hrs ago OP
If I ever lived in Russia, I'd live on the first floor. marble falls 20 hrs ago #1
maybe even basement. with steel doors... ret5hd 19 hrs ago #11
Then the basement would mysteriously flood. dflprincess 18 hrs ago #18
Sheesh - no kidding! calimary 19 hrs ago #13
Then you would just die by suicide... Xolodno 18 hrs ago #20
2 things: 1) it is intentional like a mob hit, 2) how do we know it is Putin? Bluetus 18 hrs ago #22
3rd thing: Ukraine Intellegence. marble falls 9 hrs ago #28
I suppose it is possible. Bluetus 3 hrs ago #37
You'd still have to watch out for bad tea.- - - and umbrellas.In crowds, you get poked with umbrellas. And the umbrella 3Hotdogs 17 hrs ago #23
Easy peasey - get the hell out of Russia. marble falls 9 hrs ago #29
The umbrella attack took place in the UK, as did a polonium poisoning, and a novachuk poisoning. eppur_se_muova 7 hrs ago #35
Russia really needs to do a better job making safe windows and window frames. Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #2
There do seem to be surges of gravity there. underpants 20 hrs ago #4
If they fix their windows then Russian Officers will trip down a stair case when the railing fails. Jacson6 17 hrs ago #26
Whoopsie! RockRaven 20 hrs ago #3
OK Vlad, it's getting a little cliche, this falling out a window thing.... Blue Owl 20 hrs ago #5
To be fair, Vlad's invitations to tea go unanswered Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #6
And it hadn't been raining in weeks. marble falls 8 hrs ago #33
Sorta like the way "lone nuts" always appeared here, whenever the powerful needed them to? 68er 17 hrs ago #27
Okay, what did Colonel Oleg Sokolenko Cha 19 hrs ago #7
He was holding back tribute. Putin learned from John Gotti: you gotta make examples. marble falls 8 hrs ago #32
Two words if you live in Russia: basement apartment Buckeyeblue 19 hrs ago #8
It's not the fall that gets you. lpbk2713 19 hrs ago #9
Putin's parachute. rubbersole 18 hrs ago #17
The big question is MurrayDelph 19 hrs ago #10
Polite Russian custom. marble falls 8 hrs ago #31
Here's a link if anyone wants it: littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #12
That's a shame. BadgerMom 19 hrs ago #14
No need for trumped up indictments in Russia. xuplate 19 hrs ago #15
When are these guys going to stop keeping banana peels by their windows? (n/t) appmanga 18 hrs ago #16
There are other retirement plans tailored for the acrophobic. Marcuse 18 hrs ago #19
They don't even bother to hide it anymore Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #21
You win again, gravity JoseBalow 17 hrs ago #24
Not sure if even 1st floor is survivable Scalded Nun 17 hrs ago #25
Especially you had a nice glass of tea. marble falls 9 hrs ago #30
Another one? BlueWaveNeverEnd 7 hrs ago #34
Vlad could have simply deployed him to Ukraine. Marcuse 6 hrs ago #36
Those guys haven't Faux pas 2 hrs ago #38
Yay! Another dead russkie colonel! duckworth969 2 hrs ago #39
Wow not even safe in your own apartment airplaneman 1 hr ago #40

dflprincess

(29,441 posts)
18. Then the basement would mysteriously flood.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:03 PM
18 hrs ago

There is no safe space in a Russian building.

Bluetus

(3,233 posts)
22. 2 things: 1) it is intentional like a mob hit, 2) how do we know it is Putin?
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:34 PM
18 hrs ago

It probably is Putin, but he has apparently been in hiding. I'm not sure we can assume he is in control they way he might have been 5 years ago. Maybe Sokolenko is seen as a Putin enabler and there are others planning to do Putin in.

Maybe the window leap was others sending a message to Putin.

I have no knowledge or insights about any of this. I just suggest that things can be different from how they seem.

Bluetus

(3,233 posts)
37. I suppose it is possible.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:08 PM
3 hrs ago

Rostov is about 50 miles from teh official border, but more like 130 miles from territory Ukraine holds. I'm not sure why Ukraine would take on sich a risky mission when they probably have the means to blast him with a drone.

OTOH, everybody assumes this was a Putin deed. So if the Ukranians could get in there, that would probably be very upsetting to Putin's inner circle. making them wonder who Putin will bump off next.

I guess if we are considering wild ideas, it could be British or US special forces doing it for the same reason -- to destabilize Putin's inner circle.

3Hotdogs

(15,689 posts)
23. You'd still have to watch out for bad tea.- - - and umbrellas.In crowds, you get poked with umbrellas. And the umbrella
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:56 PM
17 hrs ago

- sometimes the guy carrying the umbrella gets it's tip stuck in dog poop on the street and the dog poop got listeria, e coli, hysteria plutonium or some other stuff on it that's bad for ya and ya can get sick off being stuck with the umbrella and you die.

Ya gotta watch out for a lot'a stuff that can happen to ya in Russia. That's why I don't wanna visit there.

eppur_se_muova

(42,830 posts)
35. The umbrella attack took place in the UK, as did a polonium poisoning, and a novachuk poisoning.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:05 AM
7 hrs ago

There was also a lethal shooting in Germany.

Ocelot II

(131,658 posts)
2. Russia really needs to do a better job making safe windows and window frames.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:14 PM
20 hrs ago

I've never heard of so many people falling out of windows in other countries, which obviously must have more stringent construction regulations.


Jacson6

(2,294 posts)
26. If they fix their windows then Russian Officers will trip down a stair case when the railing fails.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:12 AM
17 hrs ago

68er

(32 posts)
27. Sorta like the way "lone nuts" always appeared here, whenever the powerful needed them to?
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:33 AM
17 hrs ago

marble falls

(73,224 posts)
32. He was holding back tribute. Putin learned from John Gotti: you gotta make examples.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:42 AM
8 hrs ago
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