Sources say that Lukoil Chairman Ravil Maganov expires because of slipping from the hospital window

September 2, 2022: -On Thursday, Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia’s second-biggest oil producer Lukoil, passed after collapsing from a hospital window in Moscow, two sources familiar with the situation told, which became the most delinquent in a series of business people to meet with sudden unexplained deaths.

The sources verified reports by much Russian media that the 67-year-old had plunged to his death, but the circumstances surrounding his slipping from the window were unclear.

Two people familiar with Maganov said that they believed it was doubtful he had committed suicide.

Another source relative to the group said there was a belief inside Lukoil control that he took his own life, but he had not seen evidence or documents to sustain that.

Reuters questioned if they were investigating the death as suspicious, Moscow police referred the question to the state’s Investigative Committee.

Lukoil said in a report that Maganov had “passed away following a serious illness.”

“Lukoil’s many thousands of employees mourn deeply for this grievous loss and express their sincere condolences to Ravil Maganov’s family,” it added.

Several senior executives with ties to Russia’s energy industry have died suddenly in unclear circumstances in the past few months.

The day after Russia sent its forces into Ukraine in February, a Gazprom executive, Alexander Tyulakov, was found dead in his garage near St Petersburg, Russian media reported.

In April, Sergei Protosenya, a former top manager of Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek, was found dead with his wife and daughter at a villa in Spain. Catalan regional police, investigating the case, have said they believe he killed them and then took his own life.

In May, Russian media reported a former Lukoil manager, Alexander Subbotin, was found dead in the basement of a house outside Moscow.