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The best reasoning I can think of against this theory is that the Ukrainians would not shut up about it if there was any truth to this.
If he did die in Ukraine, my first suspects would be the Ukranians (or one of factions within Ukraine) killing him. They have factions that are mad at the US forcing them to continue the war and then not supplying enough weapons and also factions that want the war but are again mad for the lack of weapons - especially interceptors.
It could be also that he just died without any involvement and the US & Ukraine is covering up to stop any potential conspiracy theories to emerge.
Lindsay encountering an especially attractive drone and his heart blows up.
He had heart disease and high blood pressure for a long time. His state coroner's office said it was an aortal rupture. While South Carolina State Coroner's office is certainly problematic and has certainly lied before, I have no reason to disbelieve this particular assessment, although other contributory factors may have been present.
Maybe it's a combo: he found out the "safe" drone factory and hotel he was at got obliterated just a short while after and it gave him a heart attack. They missed and still got him lol.
That is about as "brief and sudden" as it gets. And also explains why senator-tier healthcare couldn't do anything about it.
Also extremely painful.
Zelensky killing him accidentally by sharing his coke would be one of the few ways this could get funnier
He was rumored to drink a lot but idk. That would certainly speed up the process.
Combining cocaine and alcohol produces ethylcaine which takes significantly longer to clear the system, and has a higher cardiac risk because of that.
Does the Ukrainians doing it preclude them blaming Russia? Regardless, at this point even if he died in Ukraine, that's just the start of several other questions to be meaningful and the answers to any of them as of now its totally speculative.