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Shurma Rostyslav Ihorovych
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Akhemetov Rinat Leonidovych
Businessman and former People's Deputy of Ukraine
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Rinat Akhemetov is the richest person in Ukraine ($6.34 billion according to Bloomberg, May 2024), owner of SCM, DTEK, Metinvest. According to insider testimonies, in his youth Akhemetov was involved in the criminal group "Lux," led by Akhat Bragin ("Alik Greek") — the "godfather" of organized crime in Donbas. His first official job recorded in his employment book was at "Dongorbank" in 1995 — when Akhemetov was already almost 29. Since the early 2000s, he engaged a powerful legal team that seeks court retractions of publications about his criminal past. The price of silence is up to $100,000 per lawsuit.
President of the club after predecessor's death
On October 15, 1995, the previous owner of "Shakhtar," Bragin, died as a result of an explosion at the stadium. Exactly one year later, Akhemetov became the club's president. After Bragin's murder and the killings of several other Donetsk businessmen, according to Serhiy Taruta, Akhemetov spent several years confined to his estate and spent huge amounts on his personal security. The brewery owned by the murdered Pavlenko passed to Akhemetov and was renamed "Sarmat."
Yanukovych as an instrument and U.S. visa refusal
Akhemetov was a patron of Yanukovych — the "coal-coke-metal" scheme and the raider seizure of the Illich Iron & Steel Works became possible precisely after his presidency in 2010. Hackers published data about the duo's ties with the leaders of the "DPR." According to media speculation, it is precisely because of his criminal past that Akhemetov has been unable to obtain a U.S. visa for years, despite holding assets there worth over $1 billion.
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Shcherban Pavlo Pavlovych
Banking activity
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Fedorov Mykhailo Albertovych
Entrepreneur and statesman
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Kovalenko Dmytro Vyacheslavovych
Businessman
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Kolomoiskyi Ihor Valeriyovych
Businessman, politician
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Poroshenko Petro Oleksiyovych
Politician, businessman
Publications about the person
“Dance of Freedom” around the world: from Paris to Tokyo — Oleksandra Paskal told about Ukraine through dance A young gymnast who lost a leg due to Russian shelling completed the...
15:50, 7 August, 2026
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❤️🇺🇦 “Dance of Freedom” around the world: from Paris to Tokyo, Oleksandra Paskal told about Ukraine through dance A young gymnast who lost a leg due to a Russian shelling complete...
15:41, 7 August, 2026
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“Dance of Freedom” around the world: from Paris to Tokyo, Oleksandra Paskal told the story of Ukraine through dance. ⭕️A young gymnast who lost a leg due to a Russian shelling co...
15:06, 7 August, 2026
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“Dance of Freedom” around the world: from Paris to Tokyo, Oleksandra Paskal told about Ukraine through dance A young gymnast who lost a leg due to Russian shelling completed the g...
14:54, 7 August, 2026
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Rinat Akhmetov gifted an apartment to a scientist who lost his home due to a Russian strike. ⭕️Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, associate professor at Taras Shevc...
19:34, 5 August, 2026
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🏚 Rinat Akhmetov gifted an apartment to a scientist who lost his home due to a Russian attack. Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, associate professor at Taras Shevch...
18:34, 5 August, 2026
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Rinat Akhmetov gave an apartment to a scientist who lost his home due to Russian shelling Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, associate professor at Taras Shevchenko...
17:54, 5 August, 2026
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👀🤝In the meantime, Vitaliy Kim is trying to minimize his unacceptance by the veteran community at the expense of the Azov and Denis the “Redit” Prokopenko. By the way, thanks to...
18:14, 4 August, 2026
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🤝 A new stage after returning: in Kyiv they discussed opportunities for youth who survived the occupation Participants of the pilot project “Youth Chooses Ukraine” are young men...
15:00, 4 August, 2026
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⚡️💸MPs again suspect collusion and price speculation in the electricity market. Akhmetov wins again Head of energy Andriy Herus asked the Cabinet of Ministers to investigate the...
10:30, 4 August, 2026
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In July there were massive price swings on the electricity market. It turned out that state companies were selling energy when it was cheap, and private buyers then resold it when...
10:14, 4 August, 2026
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Психологи пояснили, як суспільна підтримка родин полонених допомагає їм пережити втрату та невизначеність. ⭕️Суспільне визнання і підтримка є одним із ключових факторів психологі...
17:27, 31 July, 2026
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