Moscow – Chairman of Russia’s second largest oil company, Lukoil, Ravil Maganov (67) was found dead after falling from a hospital window. The cause of death is unclear. There are indications that it is suicide. The company officials said that the death was due to a serious illness. Maganov joined Lukoil in 1993 and became chairman in 2020. His brother Neil is the head of Tatneft, another oil company.
Following Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, the mysterious deaths of the country’s oil company elites are increasing. Within a few months, about ten people were killed or took their own lives. Last March, Lukoil called for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine.
Gazprom executive Alexander Tyulakov was found dead in Garish, St. Petersburg, the day after Russian forces launched an offensive in Ukraine in February. Novatek’s former top executive Sergey Protosenya, his wife and daughter died in April at their villa in Spain. In May, Lukoil manager Alexander Subotin was found dead in the basement of his Moscow home. That same month, former Gazprombank vice president Vladislav Aveyev was found dead in his home.
English Summary: Russian oil company Lukoil chairman Ravil Maganov dies after falling from hospital window