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The report says Alexander Subbotin, a multimillionaire who was once one of the top executives of the energy giant Lukoil, has been found dead after alleged hangover treatment. Moscow Times. He is the eighth Russian oligarch found dead under suspicious circumstances since Russia invaded Ukraine about two and a half months ago.
The 43-year-old man was found dead in Mytishchi outside Moscow the morning after treatment allegedly carried out by Alexei Pindyurin and Kristina Teikhrib, two shamans better known by their religious names Magua Flores and Tina Cordoba, respectively. Treatment will involve cutting the skin and exposing the wound to frog venom, a powerful toxin-rich hallucinogen with psychedelic properties.
Alexander Subbotin, who was now the CEO of a distribution company (New Transport Company), reportedly suffered a heart attack shortly after the intervention, but was not helped by the medical team. Instead, the shamans will administer a tranquilizer based on valerian, an herb with a calming effect. According to Russian authorities, he was found dead the next morning.
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The energy company Lukoil, where Alexander Subbotin once worked, must be close to the Kremlin. Aleksei Pindyurin and Kristina Teikhrib, whose procedures typically include animal sacrifices and summoning rituals, deny any murder in the death of the Russian oligarch: They say they are friends of Subbotin and have not even charged him for his alleged conversion.
