A few dozen Russian politicians and regime-connected people have died by falling from buildings.

Judge as of Dec 2023. 'This way' is read as falling from windows or buildings (as the proposition states). True: credible tallies show about 20–50 Russian politicians, officials, executives or regime-connected figures dying from falls from buildings or windows (roughly since 2022 or over recent years). Mostly true: about 12–20 such falls, or a few dozen counting all suspicious deaths of which falls are a large share. Mixed: under about 12 such falls, but a few dozen suspicious deaths overall. Mostly false: only a handful of falls, with the 'few dozen' figure resting on lumping in other causes of death. False: almost no such cases.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 Full list of Russians to fall out of windows since Putin invaded Ukraine Newsweek · 16 February 2023

   “Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russian oil giant Lukoil, the country's second-largest oil producer, was found dead on September 1, 2022, after falling from a hospital window in Moscow.”

2. E2 Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022 - Wikipedia Wikipedia

   “A number of them died by falling from heights, including possibly being thrown out of windows.”

3. E3 Suspicious Russian deaths since the Ukraine war | National Security News National Security News · 17 July 2024

   “Cause of Death: Fell out of window from Hotel Sai International in India.”

4. E4 At least 17 senior Russian executives die under suspicious ... Caliber.az · 5 July 2025

   “Many of the deaths involve falls from windows, gunshot wounds, or sudden unexplained deaths at home or abroad, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.”

5. E5 Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022 - Wikipedia Wikipedia

   “Incidents include individuals who have suspiciously fallen out of windows, killed themselves, and died unexpectedly in accidents.”

6. E6 Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022 - Wikipedia Wikipedia

   “Fell out of window from Hotel Sai International;[55] another Russian colleague, Vladimir Bidenov, died in the same hotel two days prior.”

7. E7 Suspicious Russia-related deaths since 2022 - Wikipedia Wikipedia

   “Vladimir Egorov | 46 | Deputy of the Tobolsk City Duma | 27 December 2023 | 1 | Tobolsk, Tyumen Oblast | Found dead in the yard of his home from suspected three-story fall from building.[108]”

8. E8 2022: The Year of the Russian Oligarch | the deep dive the deep dive · 29 December 2022

   “As of this writing, at least 26 Russian businessmen have died under suspicious circumstances since the end of January.”

9. E9 2022: The Year of the Russian Oligarch | the deep dive the deep dive · 29 December 2022

   “Eight of the deaths were caused by some sort of fall — from a building, off a cliff, a flight of stairs, and from a moving luxury yacht.”

10. E10 2022: The Year of the Russian Oligarch | the deep dive the deep dive · 29 December 2022

    “There is no proof that these deaths are in any way connected or are part of an ongoing conspiracy”

The evidence shows a few dozen suspicious deaths overall (E8) and several individual window or building falls (E1, E3, E6, E7). The only count of falls is eight of any kind among 2022 businessmen deaths (E9), and no source counts building falls through December 2023, so the evidence cannot tell whether there were fewer than about 12 such falls or about 12–20.