Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, Ukrainian businessman
Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Владиленович Ярославський; born 5 December 1959, Zhdanov) is a Ukrainian businessman. He was formerly co-owner of UkrSibbank and president of FC Metalist Kharkiv (2005-2012). Yaroslavskyi is the president of DCH (Development Construction Holding) and one of the most influential people in Ukraine according to Ukrainian and Eastern European media. In 2016, Forbes ranked him among the top ten richest people in Ukraine. In November 2018, Russia imposed sanctions against 322 citizens of Ukraine, including Yaroslavskyi.
1959 Dec, 5
Oleksandr Yaroslavsky
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