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Swede

(40,438 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:07 PM Sunday

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 Sunday OP
If I ever lived in Russia, I'd live on the first floor. marble falls Sunday #1
maybe even basement. with steel doors... ret5hd Sunday #11
Then the basement would mysteriously flood. dflprincess Sunday #18
Sheesh - no kidding! calimary Sunday #13
Then you would just die by suicide... Xolodno Sunday #20
In Arkansas, if the person was somebody, it would be suicide by 2 shots in the chest and head with a shotgun. LiberalArkie Monday #44
2 things: 1) it is intentional like a mob hit, 2) how do we know it is Putin? Bluetus Sunday #22
3rd thing: Ukraine Intellegence. marble falls Monday #28
I suppose it is possible. Bluetus Monday #37
You'd still have to watch out for bad tea.- - - and umbrellas.In crowds, you get poked with umbrellas. And the umbrella 3Hotdogs Sunday #23
Easy peasey - get the hell out of Russia. marble falls Monday #29
The umbrella attack took place in the UK, as did a polonium poisoning, and a novachuk poisoning. eppur_se_muova Monday #35
That would make it a bit more inconvenient PatSeg Monday #41
If I lived in Russia, I'd start a business selling window guards. (n/t) thesquanderer Monday #42
Russia really needs to do a better job making safe windows and window frames. Ocelot II Sunday #2
There do seem to be surges of gravity there. underpants Sunday #4
If they fix their windows then Russian Officers will trip down a stair case when the railing fails. Jacson6 Monday #26
Whoopsie! RockRaven Sunday #3
OK Vlad, it's getting a little cliche, this falling out a window thing.... Blue Owl Sunday #5
To be fair, Vlad's invitations to tea go unanswered Attilatheblond Sunday #6
And it hadn't been raining in weeks. marble falls Monday #33
Sorta like the way "lone nuts" always appeared here, whenever the powerful needed them to? 68er Monday #27
Okay, what did Colonel Oleg Sokolenko Cha Sunday #7
He was holding back tribute. Putin learned from John Gotti: you gotta make examples. marble falls Monday #32
Two words if you live in Russia: basement apartment Buckeyeblue Sunday #8
It's not the fall that gets you. lpbk2713 Sunday #9
Putin's parachute. rubbersole Sunday #17
The big question is MurrayDelph Sunday #10
Polite Russian custom. marble falls Monday #31
Here's a link if anyone wants it: littlemissmartypants Sunday #12
That's a shame. BadgerMom Sunday #14
No need for trumped up indictments in Russia. xuplate Sunday #15
When are these guys going to stop keeping banana peels by their windows? (n/t) appmanga Sunday #16
There are other retirement plans tailored for the acrophobic. Marcuse Sunday #19
They don't even bother to hide it anymore Figarosmom Sunday #21
You win again, gravity JoseBalow Sunday #24
Not sure if even 1st floor is survivable Scalded Nun Monday #25
Especially you had a nice glass of tea. marble falls Monday #30
Another one? BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #34
Vlad could have simply deployed him to Ukraine. Marcuse Monday #36
Those guys haven't Faux pas Monday #38
Yay! Another dead russkie colonel! duckworth969 Monday #39
Wow not even safe in your own apartment airplaneman Monday #40
Those:darn Russians are so clumsy! liberalla Monday #43

dflprincess

(29,455 posts)
18. Then the basement would mysteriously flood.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 11:03 PM
Sunday

There is no safe space in a Russian building.

LiberalArkie

(19,965 posts)
44. In Arkansas, if the person was somebody, it would be suicide by 2 shots in the chest and head with a shotgun.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 08:38 PM
Monday

Or dismembered and the parts spread over a national forest area.

Bluetus

(3,249 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
Sunday

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

(3,249 posts)
37. I suppose it is possible.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:08 PM
Monday

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

(15,704 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
Sunday

- 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

(42,855 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
Monday

There was also a lethal shooting in Germany.

PatSeg

(53,910 posts)
41. That would make it a bit more inconvenient
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 06:21 PM
Monday

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

Ocelot II

(131,706 posts)
2. Russia really needs to do a better job making safe windows and window frames.
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:14 PM
Sunday

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


Jacson6

(2,301 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
Monday

68er

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