At least six Russian oligarchs have died this year under unclear circumstances.
Voronov got rich with his transport and logistics company, which works closely with the Russian company Gazprom.
There was a bullet hole in Voronov’s head and shell casings and a gun were found at the scene.
The police of the Leningrad region are investigating the case. According to the police, it is possible that Voronov was murdered in his private house near St. Petersburg.
Voronov’s wife told police that Voronov had disagreements with his Gazprom partners. Due to the dispute, Voronov had lost a lot of money.
Voronov’s transport company specializing in Arctic transport also made heavy losses in recent years.
The gas industry’s unifying factor
Several Russian oligarchs have died under mysterious circumstances this year.
Many have had connections to the gas industry and the state-owned company Gazprom.
In January, the executive of Gazprom Invest, a subsidiary of the state gas company Leonid Shulman was found dead in his cottage in the Leningrad region.
Police said there was a letter next to him that said Shulman had committed suicide.
Shulman was suspected of fraud and a criminal investigation was underway against him.
February 25 Deputy Director of Gazprom’s Corporate Security Center Aleksandr Tyuliakov was found hanged in his cabin in the same area.
In April, having worked at the head of the Russian Gazprombank banking group Vladislav Avayev the whole family was found dead in the family’s Moscow apartment.
According to media reports, Avajevin killed his wife, daughter and himself.
Also the former director of the gas company Novatek Sergei Protosenyan is said to have killed his family and then killed himself. The family was found dead in a rented villa in Spain in April.
Power struggles drive oligarchs to the grave?
President Vladimir Putin the enemy, an American millionaire and investor expelled from Russia Bill Browder speculates that Russia is losing its positions due to sanctions and the power struggle for resources among the elite has intensified.
According to Browder, history knows several cases of death where it has been proven afterwards that the Kremlin was behind the murders. According to Browder, it is common for murders organized by the Kremlin to be staged to look like suicides.
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