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Professor Vladimir Khavinson, who was the director of the St Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, has died suddenly aged 77 in a massive blow to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin

Russian Mikhail Marov, 90, described as a key consultant to the mission, was rushed to hospital after he demanded that there was no cover-up for the reasons the Moon mission ended in disaster

A former spy chief has insisted Vladimir Putin is not unwell or dead, but that he does often use body doubles when on visits, over assassination fears