Mikhail Rogacheva prominent Russian oligarch, He was found dead by Kremlin agents after falling from a window of his 11-story residence in Moscow. at a height of 33 meters, a new death in strange circumstances like those that have occurred in recent years among major Russian businessmen, especially among those Putin’s opponents.
Rogachev, 64, held the position of vice-president at IOUKOSthe big company Russian oil company which was closed due to its opposition to autocratic rule.
His body was discovered on the patio of his apartment by an official of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), who had relations with a former director of Russian intelligence.
Initial reports in Moscow media said he was suffering from a “serious type of cancer”, but his friends and family dismissed the claims.
His relatives, for their part, indicated that there was no indication that he had suicidal intentions And? He was in a “good mood” shortly before his death, as reported by the British media.
9 other unexplained deaths
This incident is in addition to a growing list of unexplained deaths, totaling 10, including Mikhail Rogachev, of Russian personalities in suspicious conditions.
Ravil Maganov, The 67-year-old Lukoil tycoon dove from the window of Moscow’s exclusive Central Clinical Hospital, also known as the Kremlin Clinic, in September 2022.
Later, Vladimir Nekrasov, who took his place, died at the age of 66 as a result of “acute heart failure” in October 2023.
The following month, pro-war senator Vladimir Lebedev, associated with Lukoil, died suddenly in a “terrible tragedy“, for which they gave no explanation, only 60 years old.
In March, Vitaly RobertusThe 53-year-old vice-president of Lukoil has become the latest victim of what appears to be a sinister streak linked to the company, which supports the Putin regime.
At the same time, an important judge was found dead after falling from a building in Moscow: it was Natalia Larina, 50 years old, known for tackling relevant political and criminal cases, condemn Kremlin dissidents.
had more than 15 years of experience as a criminal judge and had been recognized for delivering verdicts in cases against opposition activists.
In December 2023, Vladimir Egorova close ally of the Russian president, plunged to his death from a third-floor window of a Moscow building.
Egorov, 46 years old, He was a prominent politician and wealthy from the Siberian city of Tobolsk. A few days before, was also found dead the deputy editor-in-chief of one of the most loyal Putin propaganda newspapers, aged only 35.
Added to these mysterious deaths is the discovery of the body of Anna Tsareva35 years old, found at his home on Bolshoi Tishinsky Lane in the capital, almost a year after the death of his superior, Vladimir Sungorkin, 68 years old.
In this same month of February, Marina Yankina58-year-old senior defense official and key figure in financing Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine fell 49 meters in St. Petersburg.
Yankina was the head of the Defense Ministry’s financial department for the Western Military District, closely involved in the dictator’s violent campaign.
Possible political reprisals
In total, we can say that the incident of this Sunday This is not an isolated case: the death of oil industry tycoon Mikhail Rogachev is the tenth in a series of suspicious deaths involving other relevant senior officials.
The circumstances of these deaths, many of which involve falls from windows of high-rise buildings, suggest a trend that could be linked to political reprisals or to internal struggles within the Russian elite.
