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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Will Stewart & Shawaz Ahmad

Multi-millionaire Russian becomes latest top official to die since Ukraine invasion

A wealthy Russian MP has become the latest in a series of high-profile energy executives to die since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Nikolay Petrunin, dubbed Russia ’s ‘Gas Wonderkid’, was only 47 when he died after being in a coma for a month. His death was confirmed by his assistants.

The multi millionaire father of three was formerly a top gas industry executive, and is said to have died from complications linked to severe Covid, although this is not confirmed.

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