A Russian deputy who criticized the war in Ukraine has been found dead

Time.news – A wealthy Russian businessman and deputy of the United Russia party, Pavel Antonovwho criticized the war in Ukraine in June, was found dead on Sunday evening after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Rayagada, in the Indian state of Odisha, while celebrating his 65th birthday.

According to local authorities, cited by Tass, Antov would have committed suicide because he was depressed by the death, which occurred two days earlier, apparently of a heart attack, of a Russian friend, Vladimir Budanovwho was part of a group of four tourists who arrived
in the hotel a few days before. According to the New Indian Express, Antov was “visibly upset” after attending Budanov’s funeral.