It became known about the death of another gas oligarch associated with Russia.
The son of Russian oligarch Protoseni said that his family was killed. This was reported by the Daily Mail on April 26.
Russian millionaire, former chief accountant of Russia's second largest gas company Novatek, Sergei Protosenya, as well as his wife and daughter were found dead at a villa in Spain. They were killed with a knife and an ax.
Sergei Protosena's son – Fedor believes that his father could not kill his family, writes the Daily Mail. p>
The body of a 55-year-old former chief accountant of Russia's largest private gas company, Novatec, was found on April 21 in the Spanish village of Lloret de Mar, in the province of Girona, where he and his family were preparing to celebrate Easter. He bought a villa in the resort village of Protosenya about 10 years ago. He left Novatek as the owner of a solid fortune of 400 million euros.
It will be recalled that this is not the first top official related to the Russian Federation. in the last few months has committed suicide, including taking the whole family with him to that world .
A special decline is noted among the top managers (both current and former) of Russia's largest gas companies – Gazprom and Novatek. In all cases, investigators see signs of suicide.
Yes, late in January 60-year-old Leonid Shulman died, head of Gazprom Invest's transport service. The body of the manager was found in the bathroom of his house, which is located in the village of Leninsky (Leningrad region). Next to Shulman was a note complaining of pain in a broken leg.
About a month later, in February , in the same Lenin found the corpse of Alexander Tyulyakov , Deputy General Director of Gazprom's Unified Settlement Center for Corporate Security. The body was found in a noose and there was a note next to it – its contents are not disclosed.
In early March Russian oligarch Michael Watford was found hanged in the garage of his own estate Wentworth (Surrey, England). Police consider his death “incomprehensible.” But later she was inclined to believe that the 66-year-old billionaire committed suicide. Michael Watford, born Michael Tolstoy, made a fortune in oil and gas. In the early 2000s, he emigrated to the UK, changed his citizenship and name, and became involved in real estate.
In March (according to the version Russia – in April) died Vladimir Zhirinovsky . According to some reports, Zhirinovsky could have been liquidated by the Russian authorities .
In April , Vladislav Avaev, former vice-president of Gazprombank, and his wife and daughter were found dead in a Moscow apartment. . All three had gunshot wounds. According to the previous version, Avaev learned about his wife's betrayal, after which he killed his family and shot himself.
On April 27, Gazprombank Vice President Igor Volobuev, who left from Russia to Ukraine after the start of the war, told in an interview with The Insider that Avaev was killed.
At the same time in Avaev's death it was also strange that he had connections with the top military leadership of the state. And he died almost at the same time as another former high-ranking official who had extensive contacts in Russia's top military circles, Vyacheslav Trubnikov, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service. However, Trubnikov reportedly died a natural death.
