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Akhmetov files lawsuit against Russia

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Ukraine's richest oligarch Rinat Akhmetov said on June 27 that he filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights against Russia for gross violations of his property rights. Akhmetov is asking for "billions of dollars" to compensate for the blockade, looting, destruction, and theft of his grain and metal from Ukraine to Russia.

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The latest announcement comes as Kyiv experienced widespread power outages on Oct. 8 following a Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Over 3 million residents in the capital lost power in what officials described as "an attack on one of the energy facilities important for the city of Kyiv."

The railway operator initially reported that the passenger train's driver suffered a leg injury and four passengers required medical attention. The crew of the electric locomotive was unharmed.

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