Who are Vladimir Gabrielyan and Sergey Merzlyakov and did they really die

Vladimir Gabrielyan and Sergey Merzlyakov are top managers of VK, Russia.

Sergei Merzlyakov has a Facebook page.

Biography

Vladimir Gabrielyan – First Deputy General Director of VK.

Sergey Merzlyakov – Purchasing Director of VK.

Gabrielyan has worked at Mail.ru Group since 2001 (in 2021 the company changed its name to the VK brand, which is part of its ecosystem), at first he was a system administrator and Unix developer.

In 2003, Gabrielyan headed the technical support of the Mail.ru Mail service, and since 2005 he has become vice president and technical director.

Since 2019, Gabrielyan has taken the post of First Deputy General Director of VK.

In March 2022, he joined the board of directors of the company.

At the end of February 2022, Gabrielyan was included in the operational headquarters of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media of the Russian Federation to monitor the state of Russian IT organizations against the background of the imposition of sanctions.

The wife of Vladimir Gabrielyan is Alena Gabrielyan.

Sergey Merzlyakov began working at VK on May 19, 2018.

Prior to that, in 2009, he was CEO & co-founder at MaxPowerClub.

Is it true that Vladimir Gabrielyan and Sergey Merzlyakov died

On June 7, 2022, the press service of the VK company reported that Vladimir Gabrielyan and Sergey Merzlyakov were killed, Interfax reports.

“This morning it became known that Vladimir Gabrielyan and Sergey Merzlyakov died as a result of a tragic accident. We mourn with family, friends, and loved ones. Vladimir and Sergey will forever remain part of our team,” the message says.

The details of the incident were revealed in the Union of Reindeer Breeders of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Four people on two all-terrain vehicles were driving along the coast of the White Sea towards Cape Kanin Nos.

During the crossing of the Bugryanitsa River, the cars overturned, and “they were dragged into the sea.”

Two people, including Gabrielyan’s wife, got ashore.

Vladimir Gabrielyan and Sergey Merzlyakov died – they could not get out of the all-terrain vehicle.

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