Retired FSB General Found Dead in Moscow
Igor Laptev, an 83-year-old retired FSB major general, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on August 20, with a gunshot wound to the head. Media reports suggest he died by suicide, though no official confirmation has been provided.
Consensus
- Igor Laptev was found dead in his apartment in Moscow.
- The death occurred on August 20.
- Laptev was 83 years old.
- He was a retired major general of the FSB.
- The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.
- Media sources report that he likely died by suicide.
- Laptev served in the KGB and later in the FSB.
- He participated in combat operations in Afghanistan.
- He worked in tax and customs authorities and served as a deputy minister of taxes and duties in the late 1990s.
- He led the board of directors of the company 'Informtekhnika' (later 'Informtekhnika Group') since 1998.
- The company developed secure communication systems for state and security agencies, including the Ministry of Defense, MVD, FSB, and FSO.
- No official information from law enforcement has been released.
Points of divergence
- Laptev may have committed suicide yesterday afternoon in his apartment in the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow. — novaya_eu
- Laptev was previously the deputy minister of taxes and duties of the Russian Federation. — tg_theinsider
- Laptev was a chemist-technologist by profession. — tg_radiosvoboda
- There has been a series of suicides among security officials since the start of the war in Ukraine, including several retired generals. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Laptev officially co-founded several companies related to the 'Informtekhnika' brand in the early 2000s. — mediazona
- Laptev's business partners included his daughter Yulia, Georgy Novichikhin, and Andrey Kolesnikov. — mediazona
- The company earned over 2 billion rubles from state contracts. — mediazona
- The company's main product is the 'Minikom' software-hardware platform. — mediazona
- The company was restructured into a joint-stock company in February 2022. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (15 sources)
- In Moscow, retired FSB Major General Igor Laptev was found dead. According to media data, he may have committed suicide — Новая газета Европа
- General Major Igor Laptev of the FSB in retirement found dead in Moscow. Russian media reports suicide — The Insider
- Major General of the FSB in retirement ended his life by suicide in Moscow — РИАМО
- In Moscow, 83-year-old retired FSB major general Igor Laptev found dead — Настоящее Время
- In Moscow, in an apartment on Upper Krasnoselskaya Street, the body of retired Major General of the FSB Igor Laptev was found — Радио Свобода
- Moscow: General who worked on secure communication systems shot himself — The Moscow Times
- «MK»: 83-year-old retired FSB major general, who managed the «Informtech» brand and ensured communication between the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, found dead in Moscow — Медиазона
- In Moscow, a retired major general of the FSB committed suicide — Дождь
- In Moscow, a retired major general of the FSB committed suicide — Дождь (Telegram)
- Major General Igor Laptev of the FSB in retirement committed suicide in Moscow — "Moskovsky Komsomolec" — ЭХО / Новости
- Former major general of the FSB committed suicide in Moscow — Вести
- Major General Igor Laptev of the FSB in retirement ended his life by suicide in Moscow — ASTRA
- «MK»: retired FSB major general Laptev committed suicide — Фонтанка
- MK: Moscow found deceased retired FSB major general Igor Laptev — Коммерсантъ
- Major General of the FSB in retirement Igor Laptev committed suicide in Moscow - «MK» — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Igor Laptev
- FSB
- Moscow
- Verkhnyaya Krasnoselskaya Street
- MK
- Afghanistan
- Moscow Komsomol
- REN TV
- Media
- Informtech
- Ministry of Defense
- MVD
- Krasnoselsky District
- Russia
- Pochitat'ly