Mysterious Deaths of Russian Oil Executives Continue with Latest Fatality
Former Yukos vice-president Mikhail Rogachev found dead after falling from his Moscow apartment, adding to a troubling pattern of unexplained deaths among Russia's energy elite.
- Rogachev, 64, was discovered by an SVR operative outside his tenth-floor residence, with authorities labeling the incident a suicide.
- Despite claims of cancer, Rogachev's family denies he was suicidal, noting he was in good spirits prior to his death.
- His death follows a series of mysterious fatalities among Russian energy executives since the onset of the Ukraine conflict.
- Rogachev's career included key roles at Yukos, Onexim Group, and Norilsk Nickel, linking him to influential figures opposing Putin.
- Similar unexplained deaths have occurred in the past two years, including executives from Gazprom and Lukoil.