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Report: Top Yandex Manager Dies in Russia After Boat Capsizes on Volga River During Storm

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In the Svetloyarsk district of Volgograd province, Sergei Loyter, a top manager of the Yandex, was found dead, reporting V1.ru with reference to the source. He was among the missing fishermen who went to Volga in a storm on a motor boat.

·Riga, Latvia
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The series of deaths targeting some top managers and business people in Russia continues. The body of Yandex's former commercial director, Sergei Loiter, was identified among the three missing persons following an incident on the Volga River near Volgograd.

A string of mysterious deaths continues in Russia. Near Volgograd, during fishing on the Volga River, 42-year-old Sergei Loiter drowned. He was a student of the Vilnius Lyceum, held the position of Commercial Director of the Russian Internet giant Yandex from 2022 to 2024, and for the last two years worked in the international division of the company “Yango”. As V1.ru reports, based on sources, S. Loiter's body has been identified among three d…

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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The Russian company has also had operations in Finland. Sergei Loiter, the former commercial director of search engine giant Yandex, has died at the age of 42. Loiter drowned while fishing on the Volga River, the Moscow Times and Meduza report. The accident occurred on April 24.

·Finland
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The former top manager of the Yandexa 42-year-old Sergei Loyter was one of three dead fishermen whose bodies were found in the Svetloyarsk district of Volgograd province after they stopped contact on 24 April and was also accompanied by a large Volgograd businessman, Alexander Nazarov, whose search is ongoing, reported V1. Ru and confirmed to RIA Novosti a source in the security structures.

·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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The series of suspicious deaths among business people in Russia continues. A former top manager of the giant tech Yandex died in unclear circumstances while fishing.

·Romania
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Meduza broke the news in Riga, Latvia on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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