Deputy editor-in-chief, 35, of Putin’s ‘favourite propagandist newspaper’ is found dead at her home in Moscow

The 35-year-old deputy editor-in-chief of Vladimir Putin’s “favorite propaganda newspaper” was found dead in her Moscow home.

Anna Tsareva, deputy editor of the pro-Putin newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, was found by her father after he became concerned that he had not seen her for several days.

The police have begun an investigation into her death, the online publication Baza reports.

Initial reports said there were no signs of a break-in at her apartment or any “signs of foul play.”

She is believed to have developed an unspecified acute respiratory viral infection and suffered from a high fever for several days.

However, Shot media reported today that it is suspected that she died of “acute heart failure.”

Anna Tsareva, deputy editor of the pro-Putin newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, was found dead by her father after he became concerned he had not seen her for several days.

Police have launched an investigation into the death of Anna Tsareva

In September 2022, her boss, 68-year-old Vladimir Sungorkin (pictured with Putin), editor-in-chief and general director of Komsomolskaya Pravda, died of a heart attack.

Her body was found by her father, who became concerned that she had not been in contact since Sunday. He entered her apartment on Bolshoi Tishinsky Lane in the center of Moscow.

Tsareva is reported to be responsible for content on the Komsomolskaya Pravda website, including articles about Putin’s war against Ukraine.

It is the largest news site in Russia, attracting 83.9 million readers in October. She was deputy editor-in-chief for six years.

In September 2022, her boss, 68-year-old Vladimir Sungorkin, editor-in-chief and general director of Komsomolskaya Pravda, died of a heart attack. But his death was treated as suspicious after doctors found signs of asphyxiation.

He is often included in the list of dozens of premature or mysterious deaths since the start of Putin’s war.

Sungorkin collapsed during a tour of Russia’s Far East minutes after suggesting his group “find somewhere nice… for lunch.”

Anna’s body was found by her father, who became concerned that she had not been in contact since Sunday.

35-year-old Anna Tsareva (right), deputy editor-in-chief of Putin’s favorite propaganda newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, found dead in Moscow

Colleague Leonid Zakharov said: “After three minutes, Vladimir began to choke. We took him out into the fresh air, he was already unconscious… Nothing helped.

“The doctor who conducted the initial examination said that apparently it was a stroke. But this is the initial conclusion.”

Sungorkin was subject to Western sanctions due to the war.

The European Commission has branded him “a major actor in external information manipulation and interference activities or a propagandist who frequently speaks out about Ukraine, creating disinformation and manipulating facts.”

He was accused of “disseminating and legitimizing the aggressive anti-Ukrainian and anti-Western propaganda of the Putin regime under the direct leadership of the Kremlin in one of the most popular Russian media.”

The commission stated: “President Vladimir Putin named the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper his favorite newspaper.”

Therefore, the editor “bears responsibility for supporting actions and policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.”

KP was the largest newspaper in the USSR and, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia.

Previously, Tsareva worked as deputy editor at the then completely independent radio station “Echo of Moscow” under the leadership of the highly respected editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov. She also worked for the state news agency TASS.