Grain exporter Oleksiy Vadaturksy, 74, and his wife Raisa died when a rocket hit their home in the southern city of Mykolaiv on Saturday night, the BBC reported. Vadaturksy owned the Ukrainian agricultural company Nibulon and was considered one of the war-torn nation’s most successful business figures. Mykolaiv, which is on the route to the critical port of Odessa, has come under heavy Russian bombardment since the country launched its invasion in February. An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky claimed that Vadaturksy was targeted by Russian forces and that the missile landed in the bedroom of his home. The Kyiv Independent reported that Vadaturksy’s net worth was estimated at $400 million in 2021. Press Service of the Mykolaiv District Prosecutor’s Office/Brief via REUTERS Local leader Vitaliy Kim praised the businessman’s “contribution to the development of the agricultural and shipbuilding industry, the development of the region is invaluable,” according to the BBC. The Kyiv Independent reported that Vadaturksy’s net worth is estimated at $400 million in 2021. It was a major player in Ukraine’s grain export industry that has been crippled by the ongoing conflict. Ukraine has accused Russian forces of commandeering grain supplies and selling them – a claim Moscow denies, the BBC reported. Meanwhile, a drone-carried bomb exploded at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean peninsula on Sunday, injuring six people. The area was occupied by Russian forces in 2014. The Black Sea Fleet said in a statement that the explosive appeared to be improvised, indicating that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian rebels. An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky claimed that Vadaturksy was targeted by Russian forces and that the missile landed in the bedroom of his home. Press Service of the Mykolayiv District Prosecutor’s Office/Bulletin via REUTERS The bombing took place in the city of Sevastopol, which is about 100 miles from mainland Ukraine. With Post cables
