The president of Lukoil, the largest Russian private oil company, dies "by suicide" after falling out of a hospital window in Moscow

The president of the Russian oil company

,

, died this Thursday after falling out of a window of

where he was admitted, the Russian agencies Interfax and TASS report.

"Maganov fell out of his room window at the Central Clinical Hospital this morning. He died of his injuries," an anonymous source told Interfax.

The TASS agency points out, citing sources from law enforcement, that the event occurred at 07:00 Moscow time (06:00 Spanish peninsular time) and that it is

.

Maganov

, 67, was admitted to hospital for a heart attack and was taking antidepressants, according to the same source. The president of

had worked in executive positions at the oil company since 1993.

He was the first executive vice president and oversaw exploration and production.

's board of directors

appointed

as chairman in place of

, who passed away in April of that year.

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