Vladimir Nesterov was one of the best Russian engineers and had designed the Russian Angara rockets, which the Kremlin intended to use to launch into space. It is also thanks to his help that the first Russian mission to the moon is under development.
But, according to the British media The Sun, he would also have been accused of embezzlement: he allegedly pocketed more than 57 million pounds sterling illegally. A criminal investigation then began in 2014 once morest Vladimir Nesterov. He had since been held under house arrest.
The causes of his death remain unknown.
This is the fourth person to die in suspicious circumstances in the entourage of Vladimir Putin in the space of a week. Dmitry Zelenov, Russian tycoon, had died in mysterious circumstances. Alexei Malsow, former commander of the Russian ground forces, had suddenly disappeared. Pavel Antov, one of Russia’s richest deputies, also died “an accidental death”.
