Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinskiy, was found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Khartoum, the Sudanese police said. Police spokesperson said the Russian ambassador, who was known to have suffered from high blood pressure, is believed to have died of natural causes. He is the fourth Russian envoy to have died in eight months.
Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was assassinated in December, during a speech at an art gallery, by a gun-wielding former Turkish cop shouting “Allahu Akbar!” and “Don’t forget Aleppo! Don’t forget Syria!”
Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin died at 68 from an illness in January, according to the Hindustan Times.
And Vitaly Churkin, ambassador to the UN, died of heart failure in his New York officethe day before his 65th birthday in February.
Sudan’s foreign ministry expressed its condolences to Russia in a statement, hailing Shirinskiy’s diplomatic efforts.
