The death of the head of Russia’s second largest oil producerLuke LUKOYunder suspicious circumstances, raised many eyebrows at his criticism Wladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine.
What happened: Ravil Maganov was the second Lukoil board member and the youngest Russian oligarch to die since the invasion of Ukraine began in February. Reports show that at least seven influential Russian businessmen have died in the war between Russia and Ukraine – either by suicide or under mysterious circumstances.
Rawil Maganov
Rawil Maganovthe chairman of Lukoil, died on Thursday after reportedly falling out of a 6th floor station window of Central Clinical Hospital In Moscow. The company he ran was one of the few Russian companies to oppose Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, expressing “its concern at the ongoing tragic events in Ukraine” and “expressing its deepest sympathy to all those affected by this tragedy.”
Alexander Tyuyakov
A day after the invasion Alexander Tyuyakov — Gazprom’s OGZPY Deputy Director General of Unified Settlement Center (UCC) to the corporate security ± was found hanged dead in the garage of his home in St. Petersburg. However, investigators concluded that he committed suicide, according to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
Mikhail Watford
Oligarch born in Ukraine Mikhail Watford was also found dead in the garage of his $20 million mansion in Surrey, England on February 28 BBC. However, the Surrey Police had said at the time that there were no suspicions “at this point in time”.
Vasily Melnikov
Another Russian businessman Vasily Melnikov was found dead in his luxury apartment in Nizhny Novgorod along with his wife and two children. The inquest found he killed his 41-year-old wife and two children before killing himself March 23, CNN reported citing the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
Vladislav Avayev
Former Kremlin official and Vice President of the
