Filippov, a screenwriter of crime series, died of cancer at the age of 62.

Dmitry Filippov, a screenwriter of crime series, has died at the age of 62. This is reported on January 31. aif.ru with reference to his former colleague Leonid Nozik.

According to Nozick, the cause of death of 62-year-old Filippov was cancer.

"He's been fighting the disease for a long time," Nozick added.

Information about the date and place of the funeral is still unknown.

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