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Mikhail Kichanov was the editor-in-chief of the Siberian edition of the Kommersant newspaper. He was hospitalized after a traffic accident on September 24 and underwent major surgery. He turned 51 in August 2026.
The editor-in-chief of the Siberian edition of the Kommersant newspaper, Mikhail Kichanov, died in hospital on October 2.
Mikhail Kichanov was hospitalized after an accident that occurred on September 24.
An administrative case was initiated into the accident.
NOVOSIBIRSK, October 2 – RIA Novosti. The editor-in-chief of the Siberian edition of the Kommersant newspaper, Mikhail Kichanov, who was previously hospitalized after an accident and underwent a complex operation, has died, the editors report.
“On the morning of October 2, our colleague and leader, editor-in-chief of the Siberian edition of Kommersant, Mikhail Kichanov, died in a Novosibirsk hospital. After a car accident on September 24, doctors fought for his life, but the injury turned out to be too severe,” says a message on the publication’s website. He turned 51 in August 2026.
According to the police, on the evening of September 24, near house No. 56 on Inskaya Street, a 46-year-old driver of a Honda car, moving from Voskhod Street, hit a pedestrian crossing the roadway at a pedestrian crossing.
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