CLASSIC KGB HIT

 

This past week it was announced that Lukoil Chairman Ravil Maganov had died, making him at least the 8th Russian energy executive to die suddenly this year. Ostensibly, Mr. Maganov died as a result of suicide, jumping out of a hospital window. The hospital reported he was taking anti-depressants. A classic KGB liquidation spun with straight-faced nonsense. It may have gone down like this:

 

After disguising herself as a nurse, the operative gained access to Maganov's room and administered a debilitating drug that would disappear from his system a half hour later. Returning shortly afterward, before Maganov was totally out of it, she awoke him and told him that his friend Vlad had sent her. Of course Maganov was terrified but the operative talked reassuringly and emphasized their continued friendship. "Look, a surprise for you on the building across the street" the operative cooed. "Come over here and take a look". She nicely filled out her uniform, whose top 2 buttons had mysteriously come undone. Maganov was a bit woozy by then and she gently took in by the arm. "Look, my friend, on top of the roof. You have to bend over a bit to see it". The window was open which in Maganov's mental state, did not seem odd. "Just a bit more" she urged as his body rested on the window sill. She was freakishly strong for a woman her size and with lightning speed, she grabbed both his legs and gave him a great push.

He left without comment. She moved some equipment around so the power cables to the outlet would be in front of the window in case anyone walked in. Her story would be that he was babbling about something he saw outside and unsteadily rushed over to the window, tripped on the cables and out he went before she could stop him. But, no one came in and she quietly walked out of the hospital into a waiting car. 

The oligarchs are finding continued association with Vlad is becoming a major, if not fatal health risk.