After Russia invaded Ukraine Rapoport was often in Ukrainian media denouncing the Kremlin. His wife and daughter allegedly fled to Denmark with plans to join him in the US.
Putin’s critics made support for Ukraine obvious all-over social media. Rapoport was no exception. He posted a selfie wearing a traditional Ukrainian vyshyvanka in the colors of the American flag. And a Ukrainian flag was his background photo.
Putin’s critic has a mysterious death
Police have referred to Rapoport as a “jumper.” When his body was recovered, he had $2,600 in cash in his pocket. And a broken cellphone and a cracked headphone, in his possession.
Yuniya Pugacheva, the former editor of Russian Tatler, claims in a post on Telegram that Rapoport died by suicide. That his wife had left him, and he had recently been in London. She also reported that his dog was found in a park, with a suicide note and a large amount of cash.
Rapoport’s widow, Alena Rapoport, continues to deny that her husband’s death was a suicide.
