Deaths of Russian oligarchs

At least eight Russian oligarchs have died in suspicious circumstances since the start of the year, with several connected to Gazprom, the state energy monopoly and Gazprombank

        
1 Jan 30, Leonid Shulman: Gazprom Invest’s head of transport found dead near St Petersburg. Death reported as suicide

2 Feb 25, Alexander Tyulakov: Gazprom executive found dead at St Petersburg home. Death reported as suicide

3 Feb 28, Mikhail Watford: Ukrainian-born businessman found dead at property in Surrey, southeast England
  
4 Mar 23, Vasily Melnikov: Billionaire owner of Medstom health-care found dead alongside his family in Nizhny Novgorod
              
5 Apr 18, Vladislav Avayev: Former vice president at Gazprombank found shot dead in Moscow, alongside bodies of wife and daughter

May 4, Vladimir Lyakishev: Co-founder of Bratya Karavayevi restaurant chain, killed in Moscow by gunshot wound to head

6 Apr 19, Sergei Protosenya: Former gas executive at Novatek, his wife and teenage daughter, found murdered at villa in Spain

7 Jul 4, Yury Voronov: CEO and founder of Gazprom-linked Astra Shipping, found dead with gunshot wound to head
      
8 Sep 1, Ravil Maganov: Chairman of oil company Lukoil dies after plunging from sixth-floor hospital window in Moscow.
Maganov had openly criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
      
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