The CEO of the Russian oil company Lukoil, Ravil Maganov, died when he fell out of a Moscow hospital window. The Interfax news agency reported on Thursday. The incident raises questions, however, as several executives from Russia's energy industry have died since the outbreak of the Ukraine war.

The police have initiated investigations. According to media reports, the most likely cause is suicide. In addition to heart problems, Maganow was also diagnosed with depression in the hospital, it is said.

It is not the first death among Russia's top managers since the outbreak of the Ukraine war: according to media reports, for example, Lukoil manager Alexander Subbotin died in May - allegedly during occult treatment for alcohol addiction.

In addition, several managers of Russian energy companies have been found dead since the beginning of the year. They too are said to have taken their own lives. In a video interview published on YouTube at the end of April, Gazprombank's longtime deputy head Igor Volobuyev doubted the suicides. Shortly before, Volobuyev had fled to Ukraine and stated that he wanted to fight Russian troops there.

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