Rinat Ukraine’s richest man, Akhmetov, said he would sue Russia for losses between $17 and $20 billion after the attacks and bombings on steel mills in Mariupol. Ukrainian, owner of Azovstal complexes and illich steel and iron In addition to the studiesand the owner of the Shakhtar Donetsk football team.
“We will definitely sue Russia and demand adequate compensation for all losses and job losses,” he said. Ahmetov to local media
Rinat Akhmetov has a net worth. $6.93 billion, according to a Bloomberg listing billionaires directory. His wealth has dropped 40 percent this year amid the war in Ukraine.
Picture: Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Donetsk People’s Republic/Reuters
According to Business Insider, both Akhmetov’s companies in Mariupol belong to the Metinvest group, Ukraine’s largest steel producer. After the invasion of Russia on February 24, the group declared that it would not be able to fulfill its contractual obligations.
In April, Metinvest told Reuters it planned to resume production after the war was over, but “never will operate under Russian occupation.”
The city of Mariupol was besieged on the first day of the war and was considered a priority by the Russian command for both strategic and propaganda reasons.
Azovstal steelworks, on the other hand, was seen as the last point of resistance in Mariupol and was under constant attack by Russian forces. A video posted on social media on May 15 shows the moment when a “rain” of ammunition fell on the site.
A British expert told Reuters news agency that the footage showed an attack with matches or incendiary weapons. The white phosphorus bomb is an incendiary weapon that, according to an international convention, can only be used against military targets.
When used, the bomb leaves a white trail in the sky and can cause “severe burns and bone erosion” in humans. Six days later, an agreement between Russia and Ukraine allowed the last Ukrainian army to withdraw from the Azovstal complex.
source: Noticias
