Vice-governor of Leningrad region Petrov died in a country house

Vice-Governor Igor Petrov was found dead with a gunshot wound in a country house in the village of Yukki in the Vsevolozhsky district of the Leningrad region. This was announced by the TV channel on Thursday, June 19. 78.ru .

According to the newspaper, there are no signs of forced entry in the official's house. Presumably, he was wounded by Petrov when he was cleaning a gun.

The death of the vice-governor was confirmed by the Administration of the Leningrad Region. The place and time of the farewell will be announced later.

"We express our most sincere condolences to Igor Viktorovich's family, his friends, colleagues at work, and everyone who knew and loved this extraordinary man, a great leader, and a true Leningrader," the Telegram channel says.

Petrov was born in 1959 in the city of Slantsy. From 2017 to 2024, he held the position of Vice-Governor of the Leningrad Region, head of the office of the governor and the government of the Leningrad Region. Since December 2024, he has been the Vice Governor, the governor's representative in the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region.