webfact Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Antov had set up the Vladimir Standard company in the 2000s and became a well-regarded lawmaker in the city of Vladimir. IMAGE SOURCE: PAVEL ANTOV/VK By Paul Kirby BBC NewsRussian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov has been found dead at an Indian hotel, two days after a friend died during the same trip. They were visiting the eastern state of Odisha and the millionaire, who was also a local politician, had just celebrated his birthday at the hotel. Antov was a well known figure in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow. Last summer he denied criticising Russia's war in Ukraine after a message appeared on his WhatsApp account. Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64101437 -- © Copyright BBC 2022-12-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Somebody's consolidating wealth & control.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamnutsak Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) The list of Russian oligarchs who've "passed away", especially since the Ukraine Invasion, is staggering. My favorite so far is Ravil Maganov, a Lukoil executive, who tripped and fell while smoking. I think the whole point is to make sure everyone knows who murdered these people. Updated: A list of oligarchs and Putin critics found dead since Ukraine war https://www.euronews.com/2022/09/22/accidental-defenestration-and-murder-suicides-too-common-among-russian-oligarchs-and-putin Edited December 28, 2022 by bamnutsak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I wonder when some of the remaining oligarchs will get together and spend a bit of their money on securing their futures by eliminating the cause of the problem? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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