"Unraveling the Pattern: Russian Dissidents Vanishing in Putin's 'Greatest Hits'"

Russian dissidents, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, continue to disappear in strange and sudden deaths, with many analysts suspecting Russian intelligence services are behind these incidents. These deaths, often made to look like natural or accidental, are believed to be part of a long-standing intelligence tradecraft used to eliminate enemies of the state. The pattern of mysterious deaths extends to high-profile figures such as Boris Nemtsov, Anna Politkovskaya, and several Russian businessmen who opposed Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Analysts suggest that these deaths, if carried out by intelligence, are designed to be stealthy and are often deemed as "tragic accidents."