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ukraine’s sbu security service suspects rusal of destroying ukraine’s aluminum producer zalk to benefit russia

ukraine’s sbu security service suspects rusal of destroying ukraine’s aluminum producer zalk to benefit russia

agents from ukraine’s sbu security service have in writing notified nine members of an international criminal group, including three russian citizens, that they are suspected of destroying deliberately ukraine’s only aluminum producer, zaporizhia-based zalk plant, in the interests of competitors from russia.

“… the only primary aluminum producer in ukraine was purposely destroyed in the interests of russian metal producers starting in 2006.”

in order to commit the crime, the perpetrators created an organized criminal group using representatives of the russian rusal company, the plant’s management, ukrainian businessmen and foreign citizens,” the sbu said on its website on tuesday, august 29, 2017.

russian businessman and co-owner of rusal oleg deripaska is among the suspects, according to ukraine’s sbu state security service.

the sbu said affiliated companies of the russian busine…