Head of Putin's Ukrainian mobilization campaign found dead in 'suspicious circumstances'

The 'suspicious' death of Lt. Col. Roman Malyk comes after a series of attacks on mobilization offices across Russia. His body was discovered near the fence of his house in a village in the Primorsky region

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The leader of Vladimir Putin's disastrous mobilization campaign in Ukraine has been found dead in "suspicious" circumstances.

Lieutenant Colonel Roman Malyk, 49, a military commissar, was discovered near a fence at his home in a village in the Primorsky region of Russia.

Some reports claim he died by hanging.

Russian police have opened a murder investigation but have not ruled out suicide.

His "suspicious" death comes after a series of attacks on mobilization offices across Russia.

Up to 70 offices have been hit with Molotov cocktails as anger grows over enlistment.

There is a growing fury over mobilization officials forcibly recruiting men with little or no training in apparent violation of the rules.

The "suspicious" death of Lt. Col. Roman Malyk comes after a series of attacks on mobilization offices across Russia (

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Armed teams of police-backed enlistment officers operate in Russian cities, seizing men in subways, on the streets and in offices.

Russia today introduced additional security for mobilization teams and enlistment offices as part of a request by Putin to find 80,000 more troops to complete a total of 300,000 recruits for the initial enrollment phase.

They must be protected by national guards, said MP Alexander Khinshtein.