Top Russian Oil Executive Dies in Moscow Window Fall
- Andrey Badalov, 62, vice president of Russian oil pipeline company Transneft, died after falling from a window in his Moscow home.
- A law enforcement source stated that preliminary reports suggest suicide, according to a law enforcement source cited by TASS.
- Badalov's death is part of a series of mysterious fatalities among senior executives in Russia's energy sector since the start of the Ukraine invasion in 2022.
- Investigations into the circumstances of his death continue, and a letter allegedly written by Badalov to his wife was reportedly found.
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In Moscow, the vice-chief of the Russian oil company Transneft, Badalov, died after the fall from a window.
Andrei Badalov, vice president of the company, left a farewell note (ANSA)
Andrey Badalov has a career in the armaments industry before joining Transneft, a state-owned Russian pipeline company. Now the top manager has died after a window collapse. It is not the first death of this kind.
In Russia, another death in Putin's environment causes a stir. Oil manager Badalov dies from a fall on the window. The authorities speak of suicide. Not the first mysterious demise in Russia's economy.
In Moscow the vice-chief of the Russian oil company Transneft died after a window collapse. The circumstances of his death raise questions.


Badalov's body was found on the street, under the windows of his house. In recent years, several men of business and high Russian officials have died in strange circumstances.
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