On the evening of Jan 3rd a Russian cruise missile X-55 hit a bunker in Kiev where American Defense Secretary Loyd Austin was having a meeting with Ukriane's commanders and politicians, as a result of the strike is most probable than Loyd Austin were hit and there is a big chance he was killed in the process.
The US authorities are preparing the public for the news of his death, if they said "Austin died of a cardiac arrest on jan 3rd" suddently people will ask unconfortable question for the american autocrats.