Vladimir Shklyarov, an acclaimed Russian ballet dancer, has died at age 39 after falling from a building, according to a representative for the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov fell from a fifth-floor balcony after taking painkillers ahead of back surgery, Russian media reported.

Vladimir Shklyarov has died at the age of 39 after falling from a balcony. The ballet dancer was ranked as a principal dancer at the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet in Saint Petersburg and had performed all over the world but fell to his death in the Russian city over the weekend.

Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov died on Saturday after falling from the fifth floor of a building. The preliminary cause of death was labeled as an accident, with Russian authorities launching an investigation,

Shklyarov had been on painkillers waiting for a complex spinal surgery when the incident occurred, according to a representative from his dance company

Vladimir Shklyarov, who danced with Russia's prestigious Mariinsky Ballet Theatre, died Friday after reportedly falling from a fifth-floor balcony. He was 39.

Investigators in Russia are looking into the death of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer at the world-famous Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, after he fell from an apartment block balcony and died at the age of 39.

St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor