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The opening as it read in 2005
Viktor Pinchuk, one of the " Business oligarchs " who control post- Communist Ukraine , is the son-in-law of ex-President Leonid Kuchma . Poland's weekly Wprost ranked him Central and Eastern Europe 's 12th richest man, with a fortune of $1.5 billion.1The second richest Ukrainian businessman, he is a member of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada , and owner of the ICTV television company that controls three TV channels. He was a founder of its most popular tabloid, Fakty i Kommentarii . Pinchuk is a parliamentary spokesman for one of the three regional political-industrial lobbying groups, the Dnipropetrovs'k group. (The others are the Donets'k group associated with the separatist movement in eastern Ukraine, and the Surkis-Medvedchuk group based in Kyiv ). Its party, Labor Ukraine , has about 40 parliament seats and is led by the Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine , Serhiy Tyhypko . Pinchuk dismisses the widespread belief that he heads the Dnipropetrovs'k "Clan", one of Ukraine's most powerful and secretive business networks, or that he represents its interests as a member of parliament. Born to Jewish parents who moved to the industrial town of Dnipropetrovs'k after being denied the right to study in Kyiv, Pinchuk started out as a metallurgical engineer specializing in the production of pipes. He says he "quickly became a relatively rich man for Soviet times". He was in a position to profit from the privatization of Kryvorizhstal , a major Ukrainian steel plant, in a process that was widely criticized, once the details emerged. The Austrian public relations firm that he retains, according to Ukrainian media, was also the source circulating reports, stated to emanate from the Rudolfinerhaus hospital and reported by Reuters, denying the dioxin poisoning of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko .2
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Viktor Mykhaylovych Pinchuk ( ; born December 14, 1960), one of the " Business oligarchs " who control post- Communist Ukraine , is the son-in-law of the ex-President Leonid Kuchma . Poland's weekly Wprost ranked him Central and Eastern Europe 's 12th richest man, with a fortune of $1.5 billion. The second richest Ukrainian businessman, Pinchuk is the founder and main owner of the Interpipe Group , one of Ukraine's leading steel industry groups also working in other fields of economy.Pinchuk is the owner of four TV channels and most popular tabloid, Fakty i Kommentarii .He has been a member of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada , for two consecutive convocations (member of Labour Ukraine ), but failed to be re-elected in 2006 .Pinchuk is one of the major political-industrial figures coming from the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (along with Pavlo Lazarenko , Yulia Tymoshenko and others.(The other influential regional groups are the " Donetsk Group associated with Eastern Ukraine , and the Surkis-Medvedchuk group based in Kiev ).Pinchuk is in a permanent business conflict with the Privat Group also based in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.The richest of Ukraine's oligarchs is Rinat Akhmetov .
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Victor Pinchuk ( , Viktor Mykhailovych Pinchuk ; born 14 December 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist.In March 2012, Forbes ranked him 255th on the list of the wealthiest people in the world, with a fortune of $4.2 billion.Pinchuk is the founder and main owner of EastOne Group LLC, an international investing, project funding and financial advisory company based in London, and of Interpipe Group , one of Ukraine's leading pipe, wheel and steel producers.Pinchuk is the owner of four TV channels and a popular tabloid, Fakty i Kommentarii .He has been a member of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada , for two consecutive terms from 1998 to 2006.He is married to Olena Pinchuk, the daughter of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma .Eight Ukrainians make Forbes magazine's list of world billionaires , Kyiv Post (8 March 2012)
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Victor Mykhailovych Pinchuk ( , Viktor Mykhailovych Pinchuk ; born 14 December 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and oligarch. As of January 2016, Forbes ranked him as 1250th on the list of wealthiest people in the world, with a fortune of US$1.44 billion. Pinchuk is the founder of EastOne Group LLC, an international investing, project funding and financial advisory company based in London, and of Interpipe Group , one of Ukraine's leading pipe, wheel and steel producers. Pinchuk is the owner of four TV channels and a popular tabloid, Fakty i Kommentarii . He has been a member of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada , for two consecutive terms from 1998 to 2006. He is married to Olena Pinchuk, the daughter of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ukrainian politician and oligarch (born 1960) Victor Mykhailovych Pinchuk ( , Viktor Mykhailovych Pinchuk ; born 14 December 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and oligarch. As of January 2016, Forbes ranked him as 1,250th on the list of wealthiest people in the world, with a fortune of US$1.44 billion. Pinchuk is the founder of EastOne Group LLC, an international investing, project funding and financial advisory company based in London, and of Interpipe Group , one of Ukraine's leading pipe, wheel and steel producers. Pinchuk is the owner of four TV channels and a popular tabloid, Fakty i Kommentarii . He has been a member of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada , for two consecutive terms from 1998 to 2006. He is married to Olena Pinchuk, the daughter of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Ukrainian politician and oligarch (born 1960) Victor Mykhailovych Pinchuk ( Ukrainian : Віктор Михайлович Пінчук , romanized : Viktor Mykhailovych Pinchuk ; born 14 December 1960) is a Ukrainian businessman and oligarch . As of January 2016, Forbes magazine ranked him as 1,250th on the list of wealthiest people in the world, with a fortune of US$1.44 billion. Pinchuk is the founder of EastOne Group LLC, an international investing, project funding and financial advisory company based in London, and of Interpipe Group , one of Ukraine's leading pipe, wheel and steel producers. Pinchuk is the owner of four TV channels and a popular tabloid, Fakty i Kommentarii . He has been a member of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada , for two consecutive terms from 1998 to 2006. He is married to Olena Pinchuk , the daughter of former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma .
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ukrainian businessman and oligarch
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ukrainian businessman
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