In Mariupol, temporarily occupied by Russia, the R-Stroy company, owned by Russian billionaire Alexei Repik, whose family lives in the United States, is engaged in construction. These are the results of the investigation of the Russian opposition Scanner Project, Ukrinform reports..

Repik is the founder of the pharmaceutical company R-Pharm, who received his billions thanks to "

Last year, after the start of a full-scale war of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, Repik sold his stake in R-Pharm, at the same time, part of his mother’s shares. So he hoped to protect the company from sanctions against Russian business.

Subsequently, the R-Stroy company appeared in Russia, the logo of which was almost identical to the R-pharm logo.. The new company is funded by Repik's mother's firm..

Currently, " The company was created specifically to work in the occupied territories.

However, the billionaire remains the owner of the four-story house in San Francisco, where his family lives.. Repik's net worth is estimated at $ 1.4 billion, he ranks 64th in the ranking of billionaires.

In February 2023, he was included in the lists of sanctions.

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