Putin's personal enemy poisoned after exposing warmonger's affair with gymnast

A journalist who was branded as Putin's "personal enemy", Grigory Nekhoroshev, has died aged 69 after reportedly eating poisonous mushrooms. The exiled editor, who lived in Latvia, exposed Putin's secret affair with a gymnast. Nekhoroshev passed away in the Latvian capital of Riga, where he had spent the last 11 years living as a "political refugee", according to local news outlet Delfi. Nekhoroshev famously spearheaded the Russian newspaper Moskovsky Korrespondent.

Back in 2008, the publication sent shockwaves through the Kremlin by reporting that Putin was planning to divorce his then-wife Lyudmila to tie the knot with Olympic gold medallist Alina Kabaeva. The bombshell scoop painted a massive target on Nekhoroshev's back, leaving him "quite nervous throughout those Riga years" over fears he could be targeted by Putin's ruthless hitmen. Delfi reported: "Nekhoroshev was the first to reveal the name of the [Russian leader's] common-law wife, rhythmic gymnastics champion Alina Kabaeva. Putin clearly did not forgive him for that."