He also built a new training centre and arena for the Avangard Omsk ice hockey team.

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The governor of Omsk, in western Siberia, has banned the sale of food to other regions.

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He also coached internationally, including stints as head coach of Leksand in Sweden, EV Landshut in Germany and Avangard Omsk in Russia.

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Yukos produces more oil than it can refine, whereas Sibneft needs crude for its main refinery at Omsk, the biggest and best-equipped in Russia.

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Because of this, Russia has stepped in to make up for the lower supplies going to China, sending approximately 75, 000 bpd through the Kazakhstan-China pipeline from Omsk in Russia.

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