leading Russian oil tycoon has been found dead in suspicious circumstances after he plunged from a sixth floor window at a Moscow hospital.Ravil Maganov, 67, chairman of Russian oil giant LUKOIL, died on the spot after falling from a window on the 6th floor of the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow at around 7.30am local time.
is unclear why Maganov was in hospital but his death is the latest of a number of top Russian officials who have died in suspicious circumstances in recent months - with many mysteriously falling to their deaths from windows.
Maganov is also now among a series of Russian energy tycoons killed in suspicious circumstances
Ravil Maganov, 67, (pictured with Putin after receiving a medal) chairman of Russian oil giant LUKOIL, died on the spot after falling from a window on the 6th floor of the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow at around 7.30am local timeThe leading Russian oil tycoon was been found dead in suspicious circumstances after he plunged from a sixth floor window at the Moscow hospitalis unclear why Maganov was in hospital but his death is the latest of a number of top Russian officials who have died in suspicious circumstances in recent months - with many mysteriously falling to their deaths from windows. Pictured: The Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow
Maganov, who was awarded a medal by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been chairman of LUKOIL since 2020 and was the executive vice president from 2006 to 2020.
Initial reports claimed that Maganov 'threw himself out of the window' before being found dead by medical staff. But police are still investigating whether this was a suicide or a suspicious death.
Maganov, whose brother Nail Maganov is the head of another oil company Tatneft, was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky - a medal bestowed to civil servants for 20 years or more of highly meritorious service - in 2019 by Putin.
His wife Fania is the head of the English First language school in Almetyevsk while his son Ravil is a racing car driver.
Magonov's mysterious death comes after an anti-Putin, Latvian-American businessman, was found dead in Washington DC, US, on August 14 after he fell from the window of a luxury apartment building.
Dan Rapoport, 52, was found outside 2400 M Apartments on August 14th shortly before 6pm. His body was discovered in the street along with his cracked cellphone, $2,620 cash, a keyring with a lanyard and a cracked white headphone.
Rapoport, a businessman who ran the iconic Soho Rooms nightclub in Moscow, lived in DC from 2012 until 2016 with his first wife, Irina. Rapoport's dog, Boy, was said to have carried 'cash and a suicide note' into a park after he set it free before his death. Those details were reported by former Tatler editor Yuniya Pugacheva on Telegram