 Russian commander who criticised Putin found dead. A former Russian commander who once criticised President Putin for running a third-rate air force has been found dead alongside his wife at their home in the village of Adzivsky in Stavropol region. According to reports, Lieutenant General Vladimir Soviridov, 68, and his wife Tatyana, 72 had been dead for around a week before their bodies were found on November the 15th. The Russian telegram channel Baza said there were no signs of violence and no toxic substances were found in the blood of either victim according to preliminary tests. Gas service workers have already taken measures and no excess of the permissible concentration of harmful substances has been detected. Baza wrote it added what caused the death of Vladimir and Tatyana Soviridov is still unknown. Soviridov was the commander of the 6th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of Russia from 2005 to 2009 and during the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008. During his time in the position, he complained about the conditions and poor training of Russian pilots. It's not the first mysterious high-profile death since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In February, FSB Major General Vladimir Makarov was found shot dead at his home near Moscow in an apparent suicide after being sacked by Putin. As for the Russian business people found dead during the past two years, there are so many that there is a Wikipedia page dedicated to the topic.