2nd high-profile Russian businessman dies in the space of 48 hours as tech tycoon found dead from 'medical gas,' report says

• Russian tech tycoon Anton Cherepennikov, 40, was found dead in his Moscow office, per local reports.
• He was subject to US sanctions and his company helped Putin expand domestic-surveillance operations.
• A Moscow law enforcement source claimed the businessman overdosed on "medical gas."

A Russian tech tycoon who helped President Vladimir Putin expand Russia's domestic-surveillance operations was found dead in his Moscow office, local media reports say.

Anton Cherepennikov, 40, the founder of Russian IT company ICS Holding, was found dead on July 22, his company said, according to the Russian outlet RBC.