February 27, 1960 - Alexander Solonik
Solonik rose through the violent hierarchies of post-Soviet organized crime to become one of the most feared contract killers of the 1990s, accumulating a string of high-profile assassinations tied to Russian mob power struggles. His ability to escape custody twice — including from one of Russia's most secure facilities — added to a reputation that made him a near-mythic figure within the underworld. He died under disputed circumstances in Greece in 1997, but the details of his final years remain murky enough that the full account of his career has never been definitively closed.
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Alexander Viktorovich Solonik (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ви́кторович Соло́ник; 16 October 1960 – 31 January 1997) was a Russian gangster, known for his reputation as a notorious hitman in the Russian criminal underworld. Also known as Sasha-Macedonian, Alexander the Great and Superkiller, Solonik was involved in Russian Mob activity for much of the 1990s until disappearing after his second escape from prison. Solonik was found dead in Athens, Greece, in 1997.
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