Russian oil firm says chairman died of illness, after reports indicated he fell from window

MOSCOW — Russian energy firm Lukoil says its chairman Ravil Maganov had passed away following a “serious illness,” after Russian media reports said he died after falling out of a hospital window.

Lukoil was one of the few major Russian companies to call for end of fighting in Ukraine after Moscow sent its troops to the pro-Western country in February.

In a statement at the time, the Lukoil board called for an “immediate” end to the fighting, expressing its sympathy to those affected by the “tragedy.”

“We deeply regret to announce that Ravil Maganov… passed away following a serious illness,” Lukoil says today without providing further details about his death.

Several Russian media had earlier reported that Maganov died after falling out of a window of the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.

It is often called the Kremlin Hospital because it counts Russia’s political and business elites among its patients.

“This morning Maganov fell out of a window of the Central Clinical Hospital. He died from his injuries,” Interfax news agency reported quoting an “informed” source.

According to a police source of RBC business daily, Maganov fell from the sixth-floor window of the hospital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today that Maganov’s death was not a matter for the Kremlin.