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Russian Oil Chief Dies After Falling From Hospital Window

Lukoil said Maganov "immensely contributed" to the company and the Russian oil and gas sector.Moscow: Russian energy firm Lukoil said Thursday its chairman Ravil Maganov had passed away following a "serious illness", after Russian media reports said he died after falling out of a hospital window.Lukoil was one of the few major Russian companies to call for end of fighting in Ukraine after Moscow sent its troops to the pro-Western country in February.In a statement at the time, the Lukoil board called for an "immediate" end to the fighting, expressing its sympathy to those affected by the "tragedy"."We deeply regret to announce that Ravil Maganov... passed away following a serious illness," Lukoil said on Thursday without providing further details about his death.Several Russian media ha...
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Russian Businessman Who Opposed Ukraine Invasion Falls From Hospital Window, Dies

Vladimir Putin with Ravil Maganov after he received the Order of Alexander Nevsky. (Reuters)A Russian businessman, chairman of the country's second largest oil company Lukoil, died on Thursday after falling from a Moscow hospital window, according to Vice News. Sixty-seven-year-old Ravil Maganov plunged from the sixth-floor window of the Central Clinical Hospital. He was being treated for a heart condition at the hospital, which is known to serve Russian elite and has earned the nickname 'Kremlin Clinic', the outlet further said in its report, quoting Russian news agency Interfax. Mr Maganov's company had opposed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Mr Maganov was taken to the hospital after he complained of being depressed, the Vice News report further said. This was the same hospital where fo...