Rinat Akhmetov Bets on International Expansion as Ukrainian Steelmaking Goes Global Metinvest Group, part of Rinat Akhmetov's SCM Holdings, is expanding its footprint beyond Ukraine. inkl · Sep 23
EU quota system ‘could kill Ukrainian steel industry’, boss says Protectionist measures will deal blow to country’s budget as it defends itself against Russia, says Metinvest chief The Guardian - UK · Jun 9
Six metres below ground: inside the secret hospital treating Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overhead The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2025
Trump's tariffs expose Ukraine's steel industry to another war One of Ukraine’s largest steel plants lies in the country’s industrial east, where Russia’s 3-year invasion of its neighbor threatens to throttle production at any moment The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,056 Here are the key developments on the 1,056th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jan 15, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Power cuts after ‘massive’ Russian missile strike Australia summons Russian ambassador over PoW’s reported death; Lavrov says open for discussions with Trump. What we know on day 1,057 The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2025
Security guarantees vital if Ukraine is to rebuild economy, says steel CEO Metinvest boss says there is a high degree of uncertainty over Trump’s plan to negotiate with Russia The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024
‘A psychological weapon’: inside a Ukrainian factory making decoy kit Plastic, wood, foam and metal are skilfully shaped into copies of weapons to fool Russian attackers The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023
A steel plant ready for war shows hit to Ukraine's economy The damage to Ukraine’s metal industry has crippled a lucrative sector and key employer needed to support an economy cratered by war The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023
Ukraine plant builds 6-person bunkers for war's front lines The pops of welding torches and the piecing whine of angle grinders fill the spacious production floor at a steel plant in central Ukraine The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023
Will the war with Russia rein in Ukraine’s oligarchs? The conflict may harm rich figures in financial terms and hand Zelenskyy victory in his battle against their influence. Al Jazeera · Jun 22, 2022
Boss of devastated Azovstal plant: ‘Steel is as key to Ukraine’s victory as soldiers’ Yuriy Ryzhenkov’s Mariupol steelworks has been stopped, but his company is leading Kyiv’s economic war against Russia The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2022
Ship to take metal from Mariupol to Russia; Kyiv decries looting A ship has entered the Ukrainian port of Mariupol for the first time since Russia completed its capture of the city to load metal and ship it east to Russia, TASS news agency reported on Saturday, in a move that Kyiv decried as looting. Reuters · May 28, 2022
Ukraine's richest man plans to sue Russia for huge losses Ukraine's richest man says he plans to sue Russia over what he said was $17 billon to $20 billion in losses caused by its bombardment of steel plants he owns in the devastated city of Mariupol. Reuters · May 26, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 21, 2022 Russia’s Claim of Mariupol’s Capture Fuels Concern for POWs Russia’s claimed seizure of a Mariupol steel plant that became a symbol of Ukrainian tenacity gives Russian President Vladimir Putin a badly wanted victory in the war he began, capping a nearly three-month siege that left a city in ruins and more than 20,000 residents feared dead. After the Russian…
Reuters · May 4, 2022 Metinvest to evacuate staff from Ukraine coking plant after 10 killed in shelling Ukraine's largest steelmaker, Metinvest, said on Wednesday it had offered to evacuate staff from its coking plant in the eastern frontline city of Avdiivka after 10 workers were killed in Russian shelling.
Reuters · Apr 26, 2022 Russia's "victory" in Mariupol turns city's dreams to rubble In the years prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the port city of Mariupol was undergoing a makeover.
Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2022 Ukraine's richest man vows to rebuild nation after Zelensky accused him of Russia coup Rinat Akhmetov has declared "we will rebuild the entire Ukraine", five months after he was accused of being invited to join a Russian coup by President Volodymyr Zelensky
Reuters · Apr 16, 2022 Ukraine's richest man vows to rebuild besieged Mariupol Ukraine's richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he says will once again compete globally.
Reuters · Apr 15, 2022 Exclusive-Ukraine's top steelmaker vows never to work under Russian occupation Ukraine's biggest steelmaker Metinvest vowed on Friday never to operate under Russian occupation and said that more than a third of the nation's metallurgy production capacity was now out of action due to the siege of the city of Mariupol.
Reuters · Mar 13, 2022 Ukraine's largest steel firm says shells hit Avdiivka coke plant Ukraine's largest steel company Metinvest said shells hit the territory of its Avdiivka coke plant on Sunday, damaging some of its facilities.