Safronov was found near the building after allegedly falling from the seventh floor.
Journalists found out that the Russian sent a suicide note to his family, in which he stated that he was the victim of a large-scale cyber attack: his Telegram account was stolen, all mobile phones and applications were cloned, and “SMS messages and telephone conversations were intercepted.”
Having studied the contents of Safronov’s note, the media came to the conclusion that he was in a “state of panic” and was hinting at suicide with the words: “I am to blame for my death.”
According to BFMTV, the journalist admitted that he “disappointed many,” but he did not want to hurt anyone.
He also allegedly wrote that he “never worked in the interests of Russia and was never hired by anyone.”
The channel’s interlocutor, a Russian who knew Safronov, said that the journalist “could not accurately describe” what happened and what exactly was broken.
An acquaintance of Safronov told the RFI radio station that in recent days he had been in a serious mental state and was afraid of persecution.
Context
Social networks write that opposition journalist Safronov emigrated to Lithuania in 2022 along with his publication. When his residence visa expired, he left Lithuania and subsequently received a humanitarian visa from France.
