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Time of India
05-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
The mystery of Russia's falling tycoons: Why so many oligarchs are dying out of windows
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Who was Andrey Badalov and why is his death raising eyebrows? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Popular in International Why do Russian elites keep 'falling' from windows? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Could these deaths be part of a wider Kremlin crackdown? FAQs Another Russian billionaire has died in strange circumstances, and the pattern is too scary to ignore. Since the invasion of Ukraine, high-ranking executives, oil tycoons, and government officials have died in strange "falls," which makes people very worried about what is really going on behind closed Kremlin Badalov, a top Russian oil executive, is the most recent well-known person to die in a strange fall. Reports from the government say the deaths were suicides, but experts and critics think they are part of a larger purge that sends a scary message to anyone who doesn't follow the Badalov, 62, the vice president of Transneft , fell 180 feet from the 17th floor of a posh apartment complex on Moscow's Rublevskoye Highway, where he lived on the 10th floor. According to reports, investigators were "working at the scene,' as per a report by The to a source, "suicide" is the "preliminary cause" of death. A letter purportedly written by Badalov to his wife was discovered, but alternative versions are being investigated. The business magnate was married and had two to one source who spoke to TASS, Badalov's body was discovered beneath the windows of an apartment building on Rublevskoye state oil pipeline monopoly, Transneft, is run by 74-year-old Nikolai Tokarev, a former KGB spy who spent the Cold War in Germany alongside 72-year-old Vladimir had attended the Armed Forces' General Staff Academy, which prepares top-level officers and state administrators. He had helped Transneft "effectively overcome the challenges posed by Western sanctions" since joining the company four years prior, "during a complex and tense period."Since Putin began planning his invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago, Russia has been plagued by a string of unexplained deaths of executives connected to the oil and gas sectors. Since the conflict started, 11 people have they are frequently classified as suicides, there have been several instances where questions have been journalist Denis Kazansky made the following mocking post today: "Top managers of YUKOS and Lukoil have already fallen out of windows are you laughing at? They just fall out of windows themselves. Russian oil workers have this professional deformity. As soon as they approach the windows, their legs immediately give way."Lukoil chairman Ravil Maganov died in 2022 after he fell from a sixth-floor window at the Kremlin Clinic, Moscow's prestigious Central Clinical Hospital. The final Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, had passed away that same week, and Putin rushed into the hospital that morning to pay his final war official Marina Yankina was discovered dead in 2023 after plummeting 160 feet from a window on the 16th floor of a St. Petersburg in October 2024, Mikhail Rogachev, the former vice president of an oil company, died after falling from his Moscow apartment on the tenth Russian businessmen, government officials, and industry leaders have passed away under suspicious circumstances since the beginning of many of these cases are officially classified as suicides, others involve alleged murder-suicides, unexplained falls, or mysterious vice president, Vladislav Avayev, was discovered dead in Moscow in April 2022 along with his wife and daughter. Sergei Protosenya, a former executive at Novatek, a gas producer, was found dead at a Spanish villa a few days later, along with his wife and to Ivan Stupak, a former security service (SBU) officer and Ukrainian military analyst, many of these deaths are probably the result of Russian security to Stupak, not all of the deaths have political motivations; some might be the result of embezzlement, unpaid debts, internal business rivalries, or borrowed funds. Since 2022, at least seven of these occurrences have been to Stupak, it would take at least two people to physically throw someone out of a window, making it a dangerous and noisy activity. As demonstrated by the tragic death of Yevgeny Prigozhin in a suspicious plane crash inside Russia in 2023, the intention may occasionally be to convey a specific message. He thinks that infighting and declining economic opportunity will only fuel the trend, as per a report by Kyiv many are classified as suicides, but critics and analysts believe the sheer number and pattern indicate something more sinister is going believe it could be the result of business feuds, political dissent, or failure to cooperate with the Kremlin's tightening grip on power.
Global News
04-07-2025
- Business
- Global News
Russian oil executive found dead outside his window, state media says
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Andrei Badalov, the vice-president of Russia's national oil pipeline, Transneft, has been found dead after allegedly falling out of a window of his home in suburban Moscow, law enforcement told Russian state media on Friday. The former businessman's body was discovered beneath a window of a house in Rublyovka, an upscale residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of the Russian capital, TASS, Russia's national news agency, says. The state-run oil conglomerate also confirmed Badalov's death, without elaborating on the circumstances, but said his work came during a 'difficult and stressful period' due to wartime sanctions, according to the independent Russian newspaper, The Moscow Times. Badalov had served as Transneft's vice-president since 2021. Story continues below advertisement TASS says law enforcement officers told the agency that the deceased had left a farewell note and that preliminary findings suggest his cause of death was suicide. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy An investigation into the incident is underway. This is the latest in a wave of unexplained deaths of high-profile Russian figures since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. More than a dozen others have also died: — With files from Global News
Miami Herald
04-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Top Russian Oil Executive Dies in Moscow Window Fall
A top Russian oil executive was found dead beneath his Moscow home in what authorities said was an apparent suicide, state media reported. Andrei Badalov, 62, had been vice president of the state-owned oil pipeline company Transneft since 2021. His body was found at the bottom of a house along Rublevskoye Highway after falling from a window, TASS reported. Police told TASS that Badalov had left a suicide note. Badalov's death is the latest in a long line of high-profile and wealthy Russians in recent years, many of whom have fallen from windows. The deaths come amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine, which has seen his country's oil sector hit hard with Western sanctions. This is a developing article. Updates to follow. Related Articles Russia Delivers Loaded Independence Day Greeting to USDonald Trump Reveals Details of Vladimir Putin CallPutin Faces Coal Crisis in Russia'Dangerous' US Halt to Ukraine Aid Could See Russian Battlefield Gains 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Novaya Gazeta Europe
04-07-2025
- Business
- Novaya Gazeta Europe
Top Russian oil executive dies ‘suddenly' after falling from 17th-storey apartment window — Novaya Gazeta Europe
A top Russian oil executive has died after falling from a window of his high-end apartment building in a Moscow suburb, Mash, a pro-Kremlin breaking news Telegram channel reported on Friday. Andrey Badalov, a 62-year-old vice president at Transneft, the world's largest pipeline operator and transporter of over 80% of Russia's crude oil annually, died after falling from the 17th storey, despite living on the apartment building's 10th floor, Baza, another pro-Kremlin Telegram channel reported on Friday. 'The preliminary cause of death is suicide', a law enforcement source told TASS, a Russian state-owned news agency. 'We are grieving the irreparable loss that has befallen our team. In the prime of his life and creative work, the life of a wonderful man, a unique professional, a reliable colleague and comrade was cut short', Transneft said in a company statement confirming Badalov's 'sudden death'. Badalov's death marks at least the tenth such case of a top executive in Russia's oil and gas industry dying under mysterious circumstances since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to calculations by Echo, an independent broadcaster. Most notably, in March 2024, Vitaly Robertus, a vice president of Lukoil, Russia's largest private oil company, died 'suddenly' by suicide in his office, after two chairmen had also previously died unexpectedly. From 2019 to 2021, Badalov headed the Voskhod Research Institute, a subordinate body of Russia's Finance Ministry, responsible for developing government IT projects, such as the automated electoral systems. In July 2021, Badalov was appointed vice president at Transneft, where he helped manage the company's digital transformation, including the automation of oil production and business activities.
Newsweek
04-07-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Top Russian Oil Executive Dies in Moscow Window Fall
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A top Russian oil executive was found dead beneath his Moscow home in what authorities said was an apparent suicide, state media reported. Andrei Badalov, 62, had been vice president of the state-owned oil pipeline company Transneft since 2021. His body was found at the bottom of a house along Rublevskoye Highway after falling from a window, TASS reported. Police told TASS that Badalov had left a suicide note. Badalov's death is the latest in a long line of high-profile and wealthy Russians in recent years, many of whom have fallen from windows. The deaths come amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine, which has seen his country's oil sector hit hard with Western sanctions. This is a developing article. Updates to follow.
