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Andrey Badalov, vice-president of Transneft - Russia's state oil pipeline operator, is reported to have died after falling from a window in a Moscow tower block.
This is the latest in a string of high-profile and unexplained deaths among senior executives in Russia's energy sector.
Andrey Badalov, 62, was confirmed dead after falling from his penthouse on Rublyovskoye Highway. He was the vice-president of Transneft - Russia's state oil pipeline operator and the largest such company in the world.
Transneft is Russia’s state oil pipeline monopoly, which is run by former KGB spy, Nikolai Tokarev, 74, who served with Vladimir Putin in Germany in the Cold War.
History of sudden deaths in Russian energy sector: