No different than what Stalin did to Ukraine in 1941. Except that Stalin didn't bomb the plant first.
Kadyrov Allies Are Looting Mariupol’s Steel Plant, Shipping Metals and Equipment to Russia
Amira Barkhush | Oct 22, 2024 | 12:04
The Illich Iron and Steel Works Plant, Mariupol, Ukraine. (Source: gmk.center)Associates of the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, are removing equipment, metal, and by-products from the Illich Metallurgical Plant in occupied Mariupol, Ukraine.
This was
reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing managers and documents they have access to.
The Illich Iron and Steel Works giant, unlike the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, largely survived Russia’s bombardment but is now being scavenged and fenced off by powerful Kremlin allies
Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, the taxes generated by the Illich and Azovstal plants accounted for over one-third of Mariupol’s annual budget.
The entrance to the Ilyich steelworks is now adorned with a portrait of Ramzan Kadyrov and the logo of his Chechen militia, as seen in a photograph reviewed by WSJ.
In March, Russian-backed authorities reported that 130,000 tons of iron byproducts, potentially worth $16 million, had been shipped from the Ilyich plant over the previous six months.
Metinvest, the plant’s former owner, stated that Russian-appointed authorities had also dismantled a production line valued at $220 million, which had been installed just before the war, and transported it to Russia. . . .
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