Ravil Maganov is the eighth Russian oil executive to die under mysterious circumstances since war began
Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia’s biggest private oil company, Lukoil, died after falling through the window of a hospital in Moscow, Russian media reported on Thursday, a death which comes under mysterious circumstances just months after his company emerged as a rare high profile voice of dissent against the invasion of Ukraine.
According to the Russian news agency Interfax, Maganov died from his injuries after falling out of the window of the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.
State-run news agency TASS reported Maganov’s death was the result of suicide as he was taking antidepressant drugs while being treated for a heart attack.
Adding to the confusion around the incident, Lukoil issued a statement saying the 67-year-old died after a “serious illness” but made no mention of the purported plunge from the hospital window. [Continue reading…]