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Third Russian Fighter Jet Technician Dies in Indonesia
Jakarta Globe | September 14, 2010

Two Sukhoi Su-30 planes from the Venezuelan Air Force taking part in a military display in April. Another Russian working on Indonesia Two Sukhoi Su-30 planes from the Venezuelan Air Force taking part in a military display in April. Another Russian working on Indonesia's Sukhoi program died on Monday night, taking the death toll to three. Alcohol is alleged to have played a role in the deaths. (Reuters Photo)
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enakajah
8:12am Sep 16, 2010

Three Russian Technicians dead. No matter what the cause it is awful. Their families must be in terrible shock and pain. My condolences to them.

These highly skilled men came over to assist and now their lives have been cut short. Such a shame.


mns_ent
10:43pm Sep 15, 2010

@SirAnthonyKnown-Bender

We hear you. John Bonham. Vodka. "Immigrant Song". Well put.


SirAnthonyKnown-Bender
3:32pm Sep 15, 2010

“You cannot die from vodka,” Pronin said.

Tell that to John Bonham.

kales
7:25am Sep 15, 2010

A 12 man specialist team arrived in Indonesia from Russia on September 5. Three are dead and there is nothing suspicious. It is most disturbing.

marko1
9:01pm Sep 14, 2010

we all know its not the alcohol that kills but the crap they put to make people think its good stuff... The Gov is to blame with restrictions on the real stuff... The gov is very guilty of these deaths...Go to Bandung very hard to find vodka...The gov has its priorities wrong...they look out for themselves and neglect the people...what i mean is the Gov fly to Singapore to get duty free while everyone else has to make crap here....

Jakarta. A third Russian technician working on Indonesia’s Sukhoi fighter jet program in South Sulawesi died on Monday night from what one Indonesian Military officer said could have been vodka poisoning.

Russian Embassy spokesman Vladimir Pronin, however, rejected the suggestion.

“You cannot die from vodka,” Pronin said, adding that there were not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths and that there is “no reason to suspect murder.”

He gave the family names of the deceased as Voronin, Safonov and Poltorak, describing them as in their 40s to 50s.

The men were members of a 12-man warranty team that has been at the Hasanuddin Air Base in Makassar since Sept. 5.

The body of one of the men was reportedly found under his bed at the air base.

Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. I Wayan Midhio told news portal Tempointeraktif. com on Tuesday that vodka appeared to have been a factor in the men’s deaths.

“It’s no problem if they drink a lot of vodka in Russia because it is cold there, but Makassar is hot,” Wayan said.

He said that an official cause of death would be determined after an autopsy.

Vladimir, also, said the embassy was waiting for the results of the autopsy.

He said Indonesia’s Sukhoi program would not be affected by the deaths.