Rinat Akhmetov
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Рінат Ахметов | |
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Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Owner, System Capital Management Group Owner, Shakhtar Donetsk |
Political party | Opposition Bloc |
Spouse | Liliya Nikolaievna Smirnova |
Children | 2 |
Rinat Akhmetov is a Ukrainian businessman from Donetsk. He is Ukraine’s richest man who fully owns DTEK through his System Capital Management company. In 2023 his total worth was about US$5.7 billion.[1]
He gave his television channels, which had routinely backed opposition politicians, to the government in 2022. He has given $158 million privately to the war effort. He says Vladimir Putin is a “war criminal”. He is suing Russia in the European Court of Human Rights for damage to his business empire.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Rinat Akhmetov". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Sheppard, David (2023-07-30). "DTEK's Maxim Timchenko: 'If we are crushed, technically or financially, then we would lose this war'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-07-31.