Overview
- French police say the 38-year-old fell from a seventh-floor apartment in Meudon on Wednesday and died shortly after being taken to hospital.
- The Nanterre prosecutor’s office opened a formal investigation to determine the cause of death and to establish details about the victim.
- Investigators reported finding a chair positioned by the window, Russian-language correspondence, and medication discarded in a bin inside the flat.
- A male flatmate was present and in shock, and initial questioning was limited by a language barrier, leaving it unclear whether he witnessed the fall.
- Some outlets identify the victim as Evgeny Safronov and cite reports of prior threats and hacked accounts, claims not confirmed by authorities and still under review, as coverage notes a wider pattern of recent unexplained deaths of Russian figures.