Ukrainian tycoon Mikhail Watford found hanged at £18m mansion ‘feared he was on Putin’s hit list’

THE Ukrainian tycoon found hanged at his posh UK home told a close friend that Russian president Vladimir Putin had put him on a hit list, it emerged last night. A female neighbour of 66-year-old Mikhail Watford said he had been worried for two years. FacebookPolice are probing the death of Mikhail Watford, pictured with his wife Jane, with the ‘utmost seriousness’ amid fears he could have been on a hit list[/caption] LinkedinA family friend said: ‘His state of mind might have been affected by the situation in the Ukraine’[/caption] commons.wikimedia.org / Rodolph at English WikipediaThe exclusive Wentworth Estate where the tycoon was found dead[/caption] And she was “suspicious” about Monday’s death in the garage of his Wentworth Estate pad in Virginia Water, Surrey. She also said Mr Watford, known as Misha, had been a pal of Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, found hanged at his home in Ascot, Berks, in 2013. Mr Watford told her Berezovsky had been murdered by an intelligence agency. The neighbour went on: “I find it hard to believe that Misha would have taken his own life. It doesn’t add up.” Read our Russia – Ukraine live blog for the very latest updates The businessman, said to have financial concerns after the pandemic, moved to the UK in the early 2000s with Estonian wife Jane. Police are treating the father-of-three’s death as “unexplained” — but stressed they are not treating it as suspicious at this stage. Most read in News TREACHERY Live updates as desperate Putin plots martial law in RUSSIA as rebellion grows NUKE CHAOS Battle begins for Europe’s biggest nuclear plant amid fears of ‘nuke disaster’ BLITZED TO BITS Shocking photos show obliterated Russian army as Putin ‘loses 9,000 troops' LEFT ALONE Brothers, 4 & 6, found outside at midnight after mum left them to go drinking PEOPLE POWER Ukrainians block Russian troops from nuclear plant amid 'catastrophe’ warning YOU WILL PAY Zelenskyy vows Putin will pay for every dead Ukrainian as Kyiv is pounded All you need to know about Russia's invasion of Ukraine Everything you need to know about Russia's invasion of Ukraine... Why is Russia invading Ukraine? Will the UK go to war? How can I join the Ukraine foreign legion? What can I do to help Ukraine? Who is Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy? How much gas does the UK get from Russia? Is Russia a part of Nato? Does Russia have nuclear weapons? Why is Ukraine not in Nato? How big is the Russian army? What is Article 5 of the Nato treaty? What is the Minsk agreement? Which countries were in the Soviet Union? We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.