On November 16, the remains of Vadim Boyko, a senior Russian colonel, were found in an office in Vladivostok. The unexpected death of this high-ranking official has fueled rumours, with some observers calling for an assassination.
Yula Boyko, the colonel’s widow, for her part favors the thesis of suicide. In a letter addressed to Vladimir Putin, and relayed by our colleagues from the The last news, she explains the pressures that would have pushed her husband to take action. According to her, Vadim Boyko was held responsible for the failure of the partial mobilization, decreed by the Russian president on September 21.
“He became the scapegoat for the many problems that surrounded this mobilization“, regrets Yula Boyko. After failing to reach a certain recruitment quota, the top colonel would have fallen into depression. “He mightn’t sleep for a month and he lost 15 kilos“, says his wife.
send a signal
The pressures on Vadim Boyko reportedly peaked on November 14. That day, the conclusions of an investigation into the complaints of mobilized Russians were revealed. Boyko’s superiors would thus have held him responsible for the failure of the mobilization and condemned him to pay debts. “He was held responsible for the loss of state property and was ordered to pay more than 100 million rubles (regarding 1.6 million euros) in debts for this (…). It was the straw that broke the camel’s back for him.“
According to Yula Boyko, by committing suicide, her husband intended to attract “the attention of the Russian authorities” et “send the signal that the homeland is in danger“.
