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Stanislav Petrov Russian military officer, chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops, suicide dead at age 87

Stanislav Petrov

Stanislav Petrov died on May 2, 2026, in an apparent suicide.

He was a Russian military officer and served as chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops from 1992 to 2001.

Stanislav Petrov [ru], 87, Russian military officer, chief of the Russian NBC Protection Troops (1992–2001), suicide.

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