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Former aide to Zhirinovsky Alexander Safonov killed in action

Alexander Safonov, a former aide to Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, was killed on 28 August 2026. He had signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence in 2022 and participated in the war against Ukraine.

In brief

  • Contract with Russian Ministry of Defence signed in 2022
  • Died on the front lines of the war against Ukraine
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 3 sources
  • Big capital 1 source
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, readers and grants.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 3
60%3 items
Big capital
  • Newsroom 1
20%1 item
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 1
20%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

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    • first item
    • earliest

    Ліквідовано героя руснявого мема «Сафонов, оплатити». Екс-помічник Жириновського у 2022 році підписав контракт із мінвбивства рф та вирушив…

  • ФокусMedia business
    • first item
    • in the wave, 1 h later
    • national desk

    В Україні ліквідували експомочника Жириновського, персонажа мема "Сафонов, заплати!"

  • ГОРДОНMedia business
    • first item
    • caught up, 4 h later
    • national desk

    "Сафонов, оплатити!" На фронті ліквідували колишнього помічника Жириновського. Що про нього відомо

  • NVMedia business
    • first item
    • caught up, 4 h later
    • national desk

    На війні проти України загинув колишній помічник Жириновського, відомий за мемом «Сафонов, оплатить!»

  • ОбозревательBig capitaloligarchic ties
    • first item
    • caught up, 15 h later
    • national desk

    ЗСУ ліквідували помічника Жириновського з мему "Сафонов, оплатить": він воював в Україні з 2022 року

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