[Russia] - Ex-Vedomosti Chief Editor Andrei Shmarov Dies at 69

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian media executive Andrei Shmarov, whose short stint as editor-in-chief of the business daily Vedomosti was marred by censorship
after suffering a stroke and having his ribs fractured.Shmarov died in intensive care on Tuesday evening, according to the Mash Telegram
of blocking negative coverage of President Vladimir Putin and the state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.A joint investigative report by
Vedomosti, Forbes Russia, Meduza and The Bellalleged that Rosneft had assumed de-facto financial control of Vedomosti in 2020 and played a
between 2007 and 2012.