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Oleksiy Vadaturskyy

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Opanasovych and the family name is Vadaturskyy.

Oleksiy Opanasovych Vadaturskyy (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]

Oleksiy Vadaturskyy
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
OccupationFounder of agricultural company Nibulon
SpouseRayisa Vadaturska
ChildrenAndriy Vadaturskyi
HonoursHero of Ukraine (2007)

Biography

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Oleksiy Vadaturskyy was born in a farmer’s family in Odesa region on September 8, 1947.[4]

In 1971, he graduated from Odesa Technological Institute of Food Industry named after M. V. Lomonosov.[5]

Oleksiy started his career at Trykratne Plant of Bread Products as a chief power engineer, and later he became a chief engineer.[6]

From 1980 to 1983, he headed the production department at Mykolaiv Regional Department of Bread Products.

From 1983 to 1993, he held the position of the deputy head at Mykolaiv Regional Department of Bread Products.[7]

In 1991, Oleksiy Vadaturskyy founded Nibulon, a company mainly specializing in producing and selling hybrid corn and sunflower seeds.[8]

From 1998 to 2006, Vadaturskyy was twice elected a deputy of the Mykolaiv Regional Council.[9]

In November 2007, he was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by President Yushchenko.[10]

In November 2018, the Russian government introduced sanctions against Vadaturskyy and Nibulon company.[11]

Death

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In the early hours of 31 July 2022, Vadaturskyy and his wife were killed by a Russian missile strike on their private house in the city of Mykolaiv.[12] Seven or eight Russian missiles hit his home in the Zavodsky district, raising strong suspicions that Vadaturskyy was intentionally targeted and assassinated by Russia to affect the crop export industry of Ukraine.[1] Ukraine stated that the missile which killed Vadaturskyy belonged to the S-300 series of missiles.[13] 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".[14] The attack occurred as the first shipment of grain was getting ready to leave Ukraine on 1 August.[15] The Orthodox funeral service for Vadaturskyy on 12 August in a Kyiv cathedral was attended by several hundred people, including the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevych.[13]

Vadaturskyy was succeeded by his son Andriy Vadaturskyi, a politician, co-owner of Nibulon (till August 2022), married, with three children.

Personal life

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He was married to Rayisa Vadaturska. The couple's son is Andriy Vadaturskyy.

Involvement in the Russo-Ukraine War

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In 2014, following the Russian annexation of Crimea and support of separatists in the Donbass regions, Vadaturskyy financed a 2,000-strong militia with army vehicles.[16] In 2018, he became one of 322 Ukrainians blacklisted by Russia.[17] Following the 2022 Russian invasion, the blockade of grain exports, and the grain export agreement of 22 July,[18] Vadaturskyy and his businesses were devising solutions to resume the normal flow of Ukrainian grain to foreign countries.[1]

Net Worth

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In 2021, Forbes rated Vadaturskyy's net worth at $430 million and named him as Ukraine's 24th wealthiest person.[19][2]

Honours

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Vadaturskyy was awarded the Hero of Ukraine in 2007, the country's highest honour, for his role in the development of Ukrainian agricultural industry.[13] Vadaturskyy was known as non-corruptible and pro-European.[16]

In 2008, Nibulon's team, headed by Oleksiy Vadaturskyy, received the State Prize of Ukraine in the Field of Architecture.[20]

Based on the results of the 22nd annual “Person of the Year. Citizen of the Year” city program, Oleksiy Vadaturskyy was acknowledged as a Hero of 2020 for his considerable contribution to public health, fighting the coronavirus pandemic.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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 [uk].
  4. ^ Schwirtz, Michael; Santora, Marc (31 July 2022). "One of Ukraine's richest businessmen is killed in the port city of Mykolaiv". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "THE PATH OF VADATURSKY - U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)". www.usubc.org. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies". universities.studyinukraine.gov.ua. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  7. ^ The Path of Vadaturskyy
  8. ^ "THE PATH OF VADATURSKY - U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC)". www.usubc.org. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Вадатурський Олексій - досьє, зв'язки, кар'єра, біографія, сім'я". The Page (in Ukrainian). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Про присвоєння О. Вадатурському звання Герой України". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Росія розширила санкційний список українських громадян та компаній". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Oleksiy Vadatursky: Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv". BBC News. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "Ukraine buries agricultural 'titan' killed in missile strike". Reuters. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  14. ^ "One of the most important grain entrepreneurs killed with his wife in bombings in Mykolaiv". Time News. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ a b "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.
  17. ^ "Did Russia deliberately kill Vadatursky, Ukraine's grain tycoon?". Al Jazeera. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Russia and Ukraine sign grain export deal: What you should know". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ^ Safronova, Olesia; Quinn, Aine (31 July 2022). "Founder of Ukraine Grain Firm Nibulon Killed by Russian Shelling". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  20. ^ In memory of Oleksiy Vadaturskyy
  21. ^ Вадатурский признан героем 2020 года
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