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Novaya Gazeta Europe
16 hours ago
- 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.
Daily Mail
20 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Oil tycoon falls to his death from elite Moscow apartment block in latest mystery death to hit Russia
A top Russian oil tycoon has died after mysteriously plunging from a window at his luxury Moscow home. The body of Andrey Badalov, 62, was discovered this morning at the bottom of an exclusive high-rise apartment building in Moscow's affluent Rublevskoye neighbourhood. Badalov was the vice-president of state-owned oil pipeline monopoly Transneft. Investigators were reported to be 'working at the scene', according to local media. Badalov had been appointed vice-president for the oil giant in 2021 and had previously worked at the state-owned Voskhod Scientific Research Institute. He had also studied at the General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces, which trains high-level officers and state managers. The tycoon leaves behind a wife and two daughters. His sudden death is the latest in a s pate of unexplained deaths of leading Russian figures under mysterious circumstances. In these cases, individuals have died falling from windows, apparent suicides and in accidents. Some have been known to be critics of Vladimir Putin. Top Russian oligarch Mikhail Rogachev, 64, was found dead back in October after mysteriously falling from a 110ft window in Moscow. Rogachev was the vice-president of Russian oil giant Yukos, which was forced out of business for turning against Putin. TV channels reported that he lived on the tenth floor and that it was a suicide, claiming he had cancer and left a note. But these reports were vehemently denied by his close friends and relatives. His family insisted there were no signs that he was suicidal and he was in a 'good mood' shortly before his death. Rogachev had a long and successful career in some of post-Soviet Russia's leading companies. Separately, Lukoil tycoon Ravil Maganov, 67, fell from a window of Moscow's elite Central Clinical Hospital, also known as the Kremlin Clinic, in September 2022. Russian state media quickly said his death was a suicide but law enforcement sources said there was no suicide note and there were no CCTV cameras on the section of the building where Maganov fell. Lukoil is a major Russian energy company and of of the largest oil producers worldwide. Maganov was then replaced by Vladimir Nekrasov - in October 2023, who died aged 66 of 'acute heart failure' in October 2023. The following month, Russian senator and war backer, Vladimir Lebedev, with close Lukoil links, died suddenly in an unexplained 'terrible tragedy' aged 60. The Russian tycoon was found hanged in his office toilet by his boss. Last March, Lukoil's vice-president Vitaly Robertus, 53, became victim to the firm's death curse. Then a prominent female judge was found dead after falling from a Moscow high-rise building. Natalia Larina, 50, was notorious for handling high-profile political and criminal cases, punishing traitors of the Kremlin. She had been a criminal judge for more than 15 years - and had a reputation for ruling verdicts on cases against opposition political activists. In December 2023, Vladimir Egorov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, plunged to his death from a third-floor window in Moscow. The 46-year-old Egorov was a wealthy and prominent politician in oil-rich Tobolsk in western Siberia. His corpse was found in the yard of his house, according to reports. Just weeks prior, the deputy editor of Putin's favourite propaganda newspaper was found dead aged only 35. The body of Anna Tsareva, 35, was discovered at her home in the capital's Bolshoy Tishinsky Lane - nearly a year after the death of her boss Vladimir Sungorkin, 68. In February of the same year, a top Russian defence official and a key figure in the funding of Putin's illegal war in Ukraine Marina Yankina, 58, also fell 160ft to her death in St Petersburg. She was head of the financial support department of the Ministry of Defence for the Western Military District, which is closely involved in the dictator's invasion.
Scottish Sun
21 hours ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Oil tycoon linked to ex-KGB spy dies after plunging from luxury Moscow apartment in latest mystery Russian exec death
A number of figures from Russia's oil and gas industry have died in unusual circumstances MYSTERY PLUNGE Oil tycoon linked to ex-KGB spy dies after plunging from luxury Moscow apartment in latest mystery Russian exec death Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A RUSSIAN oil tycoon has died after falling from a tower block in the latest of a string of mysterious deaths. Andrey Badalov, 62, fell from the luxury tower block where he lived in Moscow, according to local reports. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Andrey Badalov, 62, was found dead after falling from his elite penthouse Credit: East2West 3 Badalov was vice-president of Russia's state oil pipeline operator Transneft Credit: East2West 3 Badalov died when he plunged from his luxury Moscow apartment block Credit: East2West Badalov was married with two children. Investigators were reportedly working at the scene to understand the circumstances of his fall. Kremlin media cited a source as saying: 'Badalov's body was found under the windows of an [apartment building] on Rublevskoye Highway." Badalov was vice-president of Transneft - Russia's state oil pipeline operator. The firm is headed up by former KGB spy, Nikolai Tokarev, 74, who served alongside Putin in Germany during the Cold War. A spate of mysterious deaths of executives linked to the oil and gas industries have hit Russia since Putin started plotting his invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago. These are often recorded as suicides - but many suspect foul play. More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos. Like us on Facebook at TheSunUS and follow us on X at @TheUSSun
The Irish Sun
21 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Oil tycoon linked to ex-KGB spy dies after plunging from luxury Moscow apartment in latest mystery Russian exec death
A RUSSIAN oil tycoon has died after falling from a tower block in the latest of a string of mysterious deaths. Andrey Badalov, 62, fell from the luxury tower block where he lived in Moscow, according to local reports. 1 Andrey Badalov, 62, was found dead after falling from his elite penthouse Credit: East2West Badalov was married with two children. Investigators were reportedly working at the scene to understand the circumstances of his fall. Kremlin media cited a source as saying: 'Badalov's body was found under the windows of an [apartment building] on Rublevskoye Highway." Badalov was vice-president of Transneft - Russia's state oil pipeline operator. The firm is headed up by former KGB spy, Nikolai Tokarev, 74, who served alongside Putin in Germany during the Cold War. More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos . Like us on Facebook at
The Sun
21 hours ago
- The Sun
Oil tycoon linked to ex-KGB spy dies after plunging from luxury Moscow apartment in latest mystery Russian exec death
A RUSSIAN oil tycoon has died after falling from a tower block in the latest of a string of mysterious deaths. Andrey Badalov, 62, fell from the luxury tower block where he lived in Moscow, according to local reports. 1 Badalov was married with two children. Investigators were reportedly working at the scene to understand the circumstances of his fall. Kremlin media cited a source as saying: 'Badalov's body was found under the windows of an [apartment building] on Rublevskoye Highway." Badalov was vice-president of Transneft - Russia's state oil pipeline operator. The firm is headed up by former KGB spy, Nikolai Tokarev, 74, who served alongside Putin in Germany during the Cold War. .
