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PatSeg

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41. That would make it a bit more inconvenient

Reply to marble falls (Reply #29)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 06:21 PM

2 hrs ago

for Putin, but it usually doesn't stop him. That is why his KGB style of intimidation is so successful.

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Oh no, Russian Colonel Oleg Sokolenko, dies after falling from a window of his apartment. [View all] Swede 23 hrs ago OP

If I ever lived in Russia, I'd live on the first floor. marble falls 23 hrs ago #1

maybe even basement. with steel doors... ret5hd 22 hrs ago #11

Then the basement would mysteriously flood. dflprincess 21 hrs ago #18

Sheesh - no kidding! calimary 22 hrs ago #13

Then you would just die by suicide... Xolodno 21 hrs ago #20

In Arkansas, if the person was somebody, it would be suicide by 2 shots in the chest and head with a shotgun. LiberalArkie 17 min ago #44

2 things: 1) it is intentional like a mob hit, 2) how do we know it is Putin? Bluetus 21 hrs ago #22

3rd thing: Ukraine Intellegence. marble falls 12 hrs ago #28

I suppose it is possible. Bluetus 6 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 20 hrs ago #23

Easy peasey - get the hell out of Russia. marble falls 12 hrs ago #29

The umbrella attack took place in the UK, as did a polonium poisoning, and a novachuk poisoning. eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #35

That would make it a bit more inconvenient PatSeg 2 hrs ago #41

If I lived in Russia, I'd start a business selling window guards. (n/t) thesquanderer 2 hrs ago #42

Russia really needs to do a better job making safe windows and window frames. Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #2

There do seem to be surges of gravity there. underpants 23 hrs ago #4

If they fix their windows then Russian Officers will trip down a stair case when the railing fails. Jacson6 20 hrs ago #26

Whoopsie! RockRaven 23 hrs ago #3

OK Vlad, it's getting a little cliche, this falling out a window thing.... Blue Owl 23 hrs ago #5

To be fair, Vlad's invitations to tea go unanswered Attilatheblond 23 hrs ago #6

And it hadn't been raining in weeks. marble falls 12 hrs ago #33

Sorta like the way "lone nuts" always appeared here, whenever the powerful needed them to? 68er 20 hrs ago #27

Okay, what did Colonel Oleg Sokolenko Cha 23 hrs ago #7

He was holding back tribute. Putin learned from John Gotti: you gotta make examples. marble falls 12 hrs ago #32

Two words if you live in Russia: basement apartment Buckeyeblue 23 hrs ago #8

It's not the fall that gets you. lpbk2713 23 hrs ago #9

Putin's parachute. rubbersole 22 hrs ago #17

The big question is MurrayDelph 23 hrs ago #10

Polite Russian custom. marble falls 12 hrs ago #31

Here's a link if anyone wants it: littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #12

That's a shame. BadgerMom 22 hrs ago #14

No need for trumped up indictments in Russia. xuplate 22 hrs ago #15

When are these guys going to stop keeping banana peels by their windows? (n/t) appmanga 22 hrs ago #16

There are other retirement plans tailored for the acrophobic. Marcuse 21 hrs ago #19

They don't even bother to hide it anymore Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #21

You win again, gravity JoseBalow 20 hrs ago #24

Not sure if even 1st floor is survivable Scalded Nun 20 hrs ago #25

Especially you had a nice glass of tea. marble falls 12 hrs ago #30

Another one? BlueWaveNeverEnd 11 hrs ago #34

Vlad could have simply deployed him to Ukraine. Marcuse 9 hrs ago #36

Those guys haven't Faux pas 6 hrs ago #38

Yay! Another dead russkie colonel! duckworth969 5 hrs ago #39

Wow not even safe in your own apartment airplaneman 5 hrs ago #40

Those:darn Russians are so clumsy! liberalla 2 hrs ago #43