Aleksandr Melnik

Russian film director

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Melnik (Russian: Александр Владимирович Мельник; 11 June 1958 – 8 September 2021) was a Russian movie director.[1] His best known works were Terra Nova (2008) and Territory (2015).

Melnik died after slipping and falling at the Kitabo-Oron waterfall near Norilsk, Russia on 8 September 2021 at the age of 63.[2][3] Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev tried to rescue Melnik, however Zinichev also fell to his death.[4]

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  1. "Глава МЧС Зиничев погиб, спасая кинорежиссера Александра Мельника" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. "Названо место гибели главы МЧС" (in Russian). RBK Group. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. "Росбизнесконсалтинг, 8 сентября 2021. Погиб глава МЧС Евгений Зиничев" (in Russian). RBK Group. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. Hopkins, Valerie (8 September 2021). "Senior Russian Minister Dies During Drill". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2021.