Ivan Sechin, Son of Putin Ally, Dies Mysteriously at 35

The death of Ivan Sechin, son of Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, has sparked speculation amid a series of unexplained deaths among prominent Russians.

Ivan Sechin, the 35-year-old son of Igor Sechin, CEO of Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft and ally of President Vladimir Putin, died under mysterious circumstances on February 5.
The death was not publicly reported until exiled Russian oligarch and Putin critic Leonid Nevzlin highlighted a new entry in the national register of inheritance cases.
Ivan Sechin reportedly complained of feeling unwell and suffocating before losing consciousness; an ambulance arrived two hours later, only to ascertain his death.
The cause of death was identified as a detached blood clot, with Rosneft's CEO allegedly prohibiting any official investigation into the matter.
Several prominent Russians have died in unexplained circumstances since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, raising questions about a pattern of mysterious deaths.