Oleksiy Vadaturskyi
Олексій Вадатурський
Born(1947-09-08)8 September 1947
Bendzary, Balta Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died31 July 2022(2022-07-31) (aged 74)
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Cause of deathMissile strike on the city of Mykolaiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
OccupationOwner of agricultural company Nibulon
SpouseRayisa Vadaturska
ChildrenAndriy Vadaturskyi
HonoursHero of Ukraine (2007)

Oleksiy Opanasovych Vadaturskyi (Ukrainian: Олексій Опанасович Вадатурський; 8 September 1947 – 31 July 2022) was a Ukrainian agricultural and grain logistics businessman and the founder of Nibulon, the largest grain logistics company in Ukraine.[1] He was one of the wealthiest Ukrainians.[2][3]

Involvement in the Russo-Ukraine War

In 2014, following the Russian annexation of Crimea and support of separatists in the Donbass regions, Vadaturskyi financed a 2,000-strong militia with army vehicles.[4] In 2018, he became one of 322 Ukrainians blacklisted by Russia.[5] Following the 2022 Russian invasion, the blockade of grain exports, and the grain export agreement of 22 July,[6] Vadaturskyi and his businesses were devising solutions to resume the normal flow of Ukrainian grain to foreign countries.[1]

Death

Vadaturskyi was killed with his wife in the early hours of 31 July by Russian missile strikes on the city of Mykolaiv.[7] Seven or eight Russian missiles hit his house in the Zavodsky district, raising strong suspicions that Vadaturskyi was intentionally targeted and assassinated by Russia to affect the crop export industry of Ukraine.[1] Ukraine stated that the missile which killed Vadaturskyi belonged to the S-300 series of missiles.[8] Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, called the missile strike a "premeditated murder [of] one of the most important agricultural entrepreneurs in the country".[9] The attack occurred as the first shipment of grain was getting ready to leave Ukraine on 1 August.[10] The orthodox funeral service for Vadaturskyi on 12 August in a Kyiv cathedral was attended by several hundred people, including the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevych.[8]

Vadaturskyi was succeeded by his son Andriy, a politician, married with three children.

Net Worth

In 2021, Forbes rated Vadaturskyi's net worth at $430 million and named him as Ukraine's 24th wealthiest person.[11][2]

Honours

Vadaturskyi was awarded the Hero of Ukraine in 2007, the country's highest honour, for his role in the development of Ukrainian agricultural industry.[8] Vadaturskyi was known as non-corruptible and pro-European.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tué par les frappes russes sur Mykolaïv: les derniers jours d'un magnat ukrainien des céréales" [Killed by Russian strikes on Mykolaiv: the last days of a Ukrainian cereal magnate]. Le Monde (in French). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Owner of Ukraine's largest grain exporter killed in heavy Russian strikes in port city of Mykolaiv". SBS News. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Анна, Журба (28 May 2020). "Петро Порошенко увійшов до трійки найбагатших українців". Zaxid.net.
  4. 1 2 "Assassinat d'un riche entrepreneur ukrainien: quel message veut faire passer Poutine?" [Assassination of a rich Ukrainian entrepreneur:what message is Putin trying to send?]. Europe 1 (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Did Russia deliberately kill Vadatursky, Ukraine's grain tycoon?". Al Jazeera. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Russia and Ukraine sign grain export deal: What you should know". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Oleksiy Vadatursky: Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv". BBC News. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Ukraine buries agricultural 'titan' killed in missile strike". Reuters. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "One of the most important grain entrepreneurs killed with his wife in bombings in Mykolaiv". Time News. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "En direct: le premier chargement de céréales ukrainiennes a quitté le port d'Odessa" [Live: The first shipment of Ukrainian grain has left the port of Odesa] (in French). France 24. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Safronova, Olesia; Quinn, Aine (31 July 2022). "Founder of Ukraine Grain Firm Nibulon Killed by Russian Shelling". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 July 2022.


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