The mysterious death of the Russian oil boss
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The boss of Lukoil, a Russian oil company, died on Thursday, the latest in a string of deaths of key Russian business people. Vitaly and Victoria unpick the rumours with Russian expert and author Mark Galeotti.
We get the latest on the inspection of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant with James Waterhouse.
And Maria Korenyuk has been investigating the re-writing of history books for schools in Russian occupied areas of Ukraine. The series producer is Estelle Doyle. The producers are Clare Williamson and Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer is Emma Crowe and the editor Jonathan Aspinwall. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, it's 191 days. |
| 0:07.4 | I'm going to say that again, 191 days, |
| 0:10.0 | since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:12.8 | And the boss of Lukoyl, which is a huge Russian oil company, |
| 0:18.4 | a man called Raviil Maganov yesterday, |
| 0:22.4 | fell from a hospital window and died from his injuries. |
| 0:26.4 | According to Russian media, he fell out |
| 0:28.4 | of a six-floor hospital window. |
| 0:31.7 | And some reports say that he had taken his own life. |
| 0:36.1 | But interestingly, this is the latest in a number of suspicious deaths |
| 0:41.6 | involving energy executives in Russia. |
| 0:46.6 | Some people say that Raviil Maganov is the eighth such person |
| 0:52.1 | to die suddenly this year. |
| 0:54.9 | And it's absolutely bizarre. |
| 0:56.6 | And Tricia from London here in the UK got in touch to ask about this. |
| 1:00.5 | Here's her email. |
| 1:01.6 | I was just reading online about the death of the chairman of Lukoyl. |
| 1:05.4 | Strange circumstances deaths of Russian nationals |
| 1:09.1 | are not uncommon to us in the UK as some notable ones have taken place here. |
| 1:13.4 | And most people understand, with evidence as well as intuition may be, |
| 1:16.8 | that agents of the Kremlin are involved. |
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