The Mysterious Deaths of Russian Oligarchs – HomelandSecurityNewswire 9/8/22

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Last week, on 1 September, Ravil Maganov joined a long list of Russian oligarchs and businessmen who died under mysterious circumstances since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.

Last week, on 1 September, Ravil Maganov joined a long list of Russian oligarchs and businessmen who died under mysterious circumstances since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.

Here are brief descriptions of seven of these departing oligarchs.

Ravil Maganov: Jumping into the Void
Maganov, 67, was the chairman of the board of directors and founder, in 1991, of the oil giant Lukoil. He died at Moscow Central Hospital on 1 September. There were several contradictory versions about his death. The official news agencies Tass and Interfax reported that Maganov committed suicide by jumping from the sixth-floor room of the institution where he was being treated for an undisclosed ailment. Lukeoil said in a statement that he died “after a serious illness.” When questioned, the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, refused to comment. Lukoil was among the few companies to speak out against the war in Ukraine….

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