Igor Kolomoisky
 Igor Kolomoisky    (billionaire, oligarch) | |
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| Born | 13 February 1963 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukraine, Israel, Cyprus |
| Interest of | Gonzalo Lira |
| Subpage | •Igor Kolomoisky/Threat |
Russian billionaire oligarch banned from entering the US due to "significant corruption" | |
Igor Kolomoisky is a Ukrainian–Israeli–Cypriot billionaire, businessman, and politician, the former Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[1]
Igor Kolomoisky is rated as the second or third richest person in Ukraine (after Rinat Akhmetov and/or Viktor Pinchuk,] his net worth estimated at $1.3 billion in March 2015. Kolomoisky is the leading partner of Privat Group, which controls thousands of companies of virtually every industry in Ukraine, the European Union, Georgia, Ghana, Russia, the United States and other countries. He has a 24.9% stake in 1+1 Media Group.[2]
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Arrest
On 2 September 2023, a Ukrainian court placed billionaire businessman Igor Kolomoisky under arrest for two months over fraud and money laundering charges as part of the war-torn country’s crackdown on corruption.[3] The court gave Kolomoisky the option of posting bail of more than 509 million hryvnias, equivalent to more than $13m. Al Jazeera's Rob McBride, reporting from Kyiv, said the court’s decision has caught many people by surprise:
- “This has come as a big shock here in Kyiv. There’s been rumblings of it on social media all day. Kolomoisky is one of Ukraine’s most high-profile, richest oligarchs in the country. He was a supporter of Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential bid back in 2019. He has been under US sanctions since 2021.
US ban
In 2021 the US banned oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and his family from entering the country due to "significant corruption", with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claiming that he was "involved in corrupt acts that undermined rule of law and the Ukrainian public's faith in their government's democratic institutions and public processes, including using his political influence and official power for his personal benefit" and that he "poses a serious threat to the future of Ukraine."[5]
President Zelensky stripped Kolomoisky of his Ukrainian citizenship by presidential decree in July 2022.[6]
MH-17
Kolomoisky was either directly involved or knew the true circumstances around the crash of flight MH-17.
| Sorry about the MH-17 – but it is a trifle |
Dneprostroi Dam
- Full article: Igor Kolomoisky/Threat
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In 2014,Kolomoisky, who controls much of the South East of Ukraine with his privately-financed Azov Battalion, threatened to blow up the huge Dneprostroi Dam if Novorossian armed forces (NAF) enter Zaporizhzhia on the Eastern bank of the Dnieper river:
References
- ↑ "L'oligarque 'genevois' qui défie Poutine"
- ↑ "Ownership of 1+1 Media Group"
- ↑ "How much of a problem is corruption in Ukraine?"
- ↑ "Ukraine tycoon Igor Kolomoisky taken into custody over fraud allegations"
- ↑ "Public Designation of Oligarch and Former Ukrainian Public Official Ihor Kolomoyskyy Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption"
- ↑ "President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky revoked the citizenship of his main sponsor, oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, in order to prove his loyalty to US President Joseph Biden"
