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Lukoil’s top boss, Ravil Maganov, fell from a hospital window where he was receiving treatment. Since 1993 he has worked in executive positions in the company. Lukoil is the second largest crude producer in the Eurasian nation.
Ravil Maganov, head of one of Russia’s largest oil companies, died after falling from a window according to local media.
According to the Interfax agency, a source told him that “Maganov fell from the window of his room at the Central Clinical Hospital this morning. He died from his injuries.” For its part, the TASS agency confirmed that it was a “death by suicide”, citing authorities.
The manager was receiving medical treatment at the Central Clinical Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. According to TASS he was taking antidepressants.
In a statement, Lukoil mourned the death of its president.
“Thanks to Ravil Maganov’s managerial talent, Lukoil quickly grew from a small oil-producing company to one of the world’s leading energy companies.”
In a rare occurrence, the firm spoke publicly about the war in Ukraine.
Last March, the company’s governing board made known its concern about the “tragic events” in the neighboring country and demanded the end “as soon as possible of the armed conflict” through talks.
The statement also highlighted that “in its activities Lukoil aspires to contribute to peace, international relations and humanitarian ties.”
As part of the measures taken against Moscow over the annexation of Crimea, Lukoil is under a sanctions regime imposed by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
His death is surrounded by suspicious circumstances
International press sources cited sources close to Maganov, who are not convinced that it was a suicide.
When these media consulted the Moscow police, the institution forwarded the questions to the State Investigation Committee, a body that is responsible for clarifying the main inquiries in the country.
Ravil Maganov joins a group of Russian oil executives and businessmen who have died suddenly so far this year.
In recent months, the death of Leonid Shulman, who served as head of Gazprom Invest’s transportation service, was reported. His body was found on January 30, in the bathroom of a country house.
Alexander Tyulakov, a Gazprom executive, was found dead on the morning of February 25. The businessman Mijail Watford was found dead in the southeast of England on the 28th of the same month.
Weeks later, in April, the lifeless body of former Gazprom vice president Vladislav Avayev was found in a Moscow apartment along with the bodies of his wife and daughter.
In the following months, the discovery of Sergei Protosenya, Vladimir Lyakishev, Yuri Voronov and finally Maganov became known.
Ravil Maganov was appointed as president of Lukoil in place of Valeri Greifer, who died in April.
So far, there is no further information on the course of the investigations. A common feature of these issues is the secrecy that the Russian authorities impose on this type of case.
With Reuters and EFE
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