Ivan Safronov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Safronov

Russian journalist and colonel

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1956

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 02-Mar-2007

Profession: military personnel, journalist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ivan Ivanovich Safronov (Russian: ???? ???????? ????????) (16 January 1956 – 2 March 2007) was a Russian journalist and columnist who covered military affairs for the daily newspaper Kommersant.
He died after falling from the fifth floor of his Moscow apartment building.
His apartment was on the third floor.
There are speculations that he may have been killed for his critical reporting: the Taganka District prosecutor's office in Moscow initiated a criminal investigation into Safronov's death, and in September 2007, officially ruled his death a suicide.