Burlakov Family Statement on Oleg Burlakov’s Passing

The Press Office of the Burlakov family and Lyudmila Burlakova

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It is with deep sorrow that the Burlakov family confirms the death of Oleg Burlakov who passed away on 21st June 2021 in Moscow aged 72.

Oleg is survived by his wife Lyudmila and two daughters Veronica and Elena. The family are mourning his loss and ask for privacy at this very difficult time.

It is the family’s sincere wish that an independent international expert establish the circumstances surrounding his death after what is believed to be a brief battle with COVID 19.

Oleg was a Russian businessman best known as the owner and visionary behind the Black Pearl, a trailblazing eco-sailing yacht which he commissioned in 2010.

Konstantin Dobrynin, a lawyer for Oleg Burlakov’s wife and daughters, a former senator, made the following statement:

“Like every family, at a moment like this, Lyudmila Burlakova and her daughters, Elena and Veronica wish to be allowed to commence the grieving process for their husband and father Oleg Burlakov. They call on all extended family members and associates of the deceased to respect his memory.”