Russian Lukoil chief dies after falling from hospital window
Ravil Maganov was born in He has worked at Lukoil since 1993 and was appointed Chairman of the company in
A Russian businessman who was chairman of Lukoil, the country’s second-largest oil company, died Thursday after falling from a Moscow hospital window, according to Vice News.
Sixty-year-old Ravil Maganov fell from a window on the sixth floor of the Central Clinical Hospital.
He was being treated for a heart condition at the hospital, which is known for serving Russia’s elite and has earned the nickname ‘Kremlin Clinic’, the Russian news agency Interfax quoted and reported.
Mr. Maganov’s company opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Vice News report adds that Mr Maganov was taken to hospital after he complained of being depressed. That’s the hospital where former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev died earlier this week.
According to the BBC, Lukoil confirmed Mr Maganov’s death but said he “passed away after a serious illness”.
Local authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause behind the death of the businessman, the outlet said.
Lukoil was one of the few major Russian companies to call for a ceasefire in Ukraine after Moscow sent its forces to the pro-Western country in February.
In March, the company’s board issued a statement calling for an “immediate” end to the war, expressing sympathy for those affected by the “tragedy”.
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President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday that Mr Maganov’s death was not an issue for the Kremlin.
Mr. Maganov was born in 1954. He has worked at Lukoil since 1993 and was appointed Chairman of the company in
He was among the first leaders of Lukoil and, according to the company, came up with his current name.
Lukoil’s billionaire chief executive Vagit Aleperov has announced his resignation as a result of UK sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.
There are other Russian oligarchs who have died under unusual circumstances: former Novatek manager Sergey Protochenia, former Gazprombank vice president Vladislav Avayev and former Lukoil tycoon Alexander Sabotin.
Russian Lukoil chief dies after falling from hospital window
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