THE husband of Putin's "Iron Doll" propagandist has become the fourth leading Russian figure to die in the space of just two days.

Tigran Keosayan, who was himself a well known media figure, passed away after spending eight months in a coma.

The Putin-cheerleader had long been suffering from a heart problems before his death .

His wife Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the state-controlled broadcaster RT, announced the news of his passing today.

She wrote on social media: "Tonight, Tigran went to the Creator. Thank you to everyone who prayed.

"Please do not call me or the family now. Thank you all, thank you."

Tigran had slipped into a coma back in January because of his heart issues.

He is reportedly to have briefly experienced clinical death during this health emerg

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