Volodymyr Podolyak, the brother of the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak, who served in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Federation, died in Russia.
This was reported by the Russian opposition channel on Saturday, July 6 SOTA with reference to twitter account KIU. Russian Officers killed in Ukraine, which tracks the death of Russian soldiers during the war with Ukraine.
Volodymyr Mykhailovych Podolyak, retired Russian colonel and elder brother of the adviser to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak, died on May 19, 2024 at the age of 59. The circumstances of his death are unknown. The Russians did not publicly announce this,” the post reads.
According to these data, the fact of the death of Podolyak Sr. is also confirmed by the inheritance case opened by a Moscow notary.
From the medal in the photo, they conclude that Volodymyr Podolyak served in Russian intelligence.
A wreath “From the staff of the Central Intelligence Agency” – the Center for Training Specialists of the GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate) is also placed on the grave.
In 2019, Volodymyr Podolyak, according to verified data of the Russian publication “Like this”was registered in Moscow at the address of the military unit 22177, located at 50 People’s Militia Street. This is the so-called “Conservatory” – the Military Academy of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, where military diplomats and GRU officers are trained.
In 2021, political scientist Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the OP Andriy Yermak, admitted that his brother was “a long-time ordinary military pensioner” and had been living in Russia “since 1986 or 1987.” According to him, he hardly maintained relations with his brother Mykhailo Podolyak.
“I mean, I can call on my birthday and that’s it,” he said.
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