KRASNODON - In this town deep in eastern Ukraine's rebel heartland, about a quarter of the population works in the coal mines owned by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man. Here and elsewhere in territory controlled by the separatist insurgency, the tycoon keeps the lights on and people clothed and fed, with a mixture of jobs, electricity and aid.
Associated Press: Ukraine’s richest man plays both sides of war’s frontline
Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist Victor Pinchuk speaks with then Party of Regions lawmaker and billionaire Rinat Akhmetov (R) before a meeting of investors on June 23, 2011 in Kyiv.
