A leading Russian biologist may have been engaged on Covid-19 vaccine research in Britain when he fell 14 floors to his death, it is claimed.
Alexander Sasha Kagansky, 45, best known for his work on fighting cancer and who had longstanding links to Edinburgh University, was also reported to have been on sedatives when he died in St Petersburg.
The cancer researcher and microbiologist had a stab wound when he fell wearing only his underwear from a high rise building in St Petersburg, say reports.
Izvestia newspaper reported that Kagansky was actively involved in the development of a vaccine against coronavirus at a laboratory in Edinburgh - but gave no further details.
A top Russian scientist with close links to Edinburgh University who was working on a Covid-19 vaccine has been found dead in suspicious circumstances in St Petersburg.
Biologist Alexander Sasha Kagansky, 45, best known for his work on fighting cancer, was reported to have fallen in his underwear from a 14th floor window of a high rise residential building.
He also had a stab wound on his body, according to Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK).
The death follows six Russians plunging to their deaths from hospital windows earlier this year.
Five of the victims were being treated for coronavirus whilst one victim was a doctor who had complained about PPE shortages. Another doctor fell from a hospital window, but he survived and remains in hospital with head injuries.