Alexander Koltovoy

Affiliated media: NTV TV channel , Host of the talk show DNA

Incident date: November 7, 2020

Attack type:

Fatal accident

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Moscow Oblast

Additional information:

Alexander Koltovoy together with his wife died in the crash of a light motor plane in the suburb of Moscow. Koltovoy was at the helm and his wife was a passenger.

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