Sudden Russian death syndrome

Dozens of prominent Russians, many in the finance, energy
and infrastructure sectors, have died in dubious circumstances
since 2022 – fuelling speculation of Kremlin involvement

SUSPICIOUS DEATHS
Jan 2022-
Jul 2025

Sep 1, 2022: Ravil
Maganov (67)
Chairman of
national oil
company Lukoil
Cause: Fell out of hospital
window

Aug 23, 2023:
Yevgeny
Prigozhin (62)
Russian oligarch
and leader of
mercenary Wagner Group
Cause: Plane crash

Jul 4, 2023:
Aleksey
Avramenko (46)
Belarus Minister
of Transport
and Communications
Cause: Died suddenly

Jul 4, 2025:
Andrei Badalov
(62). Vice-
president of
Transneft
Cause: Fell from his
apartment

Nov 2023:
Vladimir
Sviridov (68)
Former air
commander
and Putin critic
Cause: He and wife found
dead at home

Jun 5, 2024:
Natalia Larina
(50). Former
Moscow judge
involved in high-
profile political cases
Cause: Fell out of her
apartment window

Jul 7, 2025:
Roman
Starovoyt (53)
Russian Minister
of Transport,
dismissed same day by Putin
Cause: Shot himself
in his car

TOTAL
75

J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J
2022 2023 2024 2025

Sources: Fortune, Independent, Wikipedia
Pictures: Creative Commons, Getty
Picture:
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Studio (Pexels)
Note: Count may
not be exhaustive
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