The richest man in Ukraine, the billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, intends to file a lawsuit against Russia, demanding the amount of $ 17 billion to $ 20 billion as compensation for the destruction of the Azofstal steel plant in the devastated city of Mariupol.
The Azofastal steel plant was leveled by Russian bombing as the huge factory became the last stronghold of resistance in this southern port city. The Ilyich steel and iron plant, also owned by Akhmetov, was also severely damaged during the Russian bombing of Mariupol.
“We will testify definitively “We will sue Russia and demand adequate compensation for all losses and losses of businesses,” said Rinat Akhmetov, who also owns Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, Metinvest, in an interview with mrpl.city.
Asked how much money Metinvest has lost from the disasters caused in Azovstal and Ilyich, Akhmetov said that “the cost of replacement … due to Russian aggression ranges from 17 to 20 billion dollars. The final amount will be determined in the lawsuit that will be filed against Russia “.
Billionaire Akhmetov had already seen his business empire crumble before the war over eight years of fighting in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian separatists occupied parts of the country.
Metinvest had announced on February 24, that is, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine that he will not be able to to cover its supply contracts.
While Akhmetov’s financial and industrial group SCM Group is servicing its debt obligations, its private energy producer DTEK has restructured its debt portfolio, he said.
Akhmetov said he had remained in Ukraine since the start of the war with Russia, adding “we believe in our country and we believe in our victory.”
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