🔺Russian oil chief Ravil Maganov dies after ‘hospital fall’
The chairman of a Russian oil giant that spoke out against the war in Ukraine has died after plunging from a fifth-floor window in Moscow, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths of Russian energy executives.
Ravil Maganov, 67, died today of his injuries at the elite Central Clinical Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment, Russian media reported. He was the chairman of Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest oil producer.
RBC, a Russian news site, cited police sources as saying that the fall occurred at the hospital at 7.30am local time. Other reports said that he was being treated for heart problems and depression and that suicide had not been ruled out. He did not leave a suicide note.
Baza, a Russian media outlet with links to the security services, said Maganov had fallen after climbing on to a windowsill to smoke. It said a pack of cigarettes had been found at the scene.
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The chairman of a Russian oil giant that spoke out against the war in Ukraine has died after plunging from a fifth-floor window in Moscow, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths of Russian energy executives.
Ravil Maganov, 67, died today of his injuries at the elite Central Clinical Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment, Russian media reported. He was the chairman of Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest oil producer.
RBC, a Russian news site, cited police sources as saying that the fall occurred at the hospital at 7.30am local time. Other reports said that he was being treated for heart problems and depression and that suicide had not been ruled out. He did not leave a suicide note.
Baza, a Russian media outlet with links to the security services, said Maganov had fallen after climbing on to a windowsill to smoke. It said a pack of cigarettes had been found at the scene.
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