{"id":1004075,"date":"2022-02-25T14:13:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T14:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/25\/russias-richest-22-billionaires-have-lost-39-billion-in-one-day-after-the-invasion-of-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T14:13:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T14:13:49","slug":"russias-richest-22-billionaires-have-lost-39-billion-in-one-day-after-the-invasion-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/25\/russias-richest-22-billionaires-have-lost-39-billion-in-one-day-after-the-invasion-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#8217;s richest 22 billionaires have lost $39 billion in one day after the invasion of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"415\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image_2022-02-25_045735-696x415.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Vladimir Potanin, Russia's richest man, lost $3 billion in one day on Thursday. He is now worth $26.1 billion.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vladimir Potanin, Russia&#8217;s richest man, lost $3 billion in one day on Thursday. He is now worth $26.1 billion.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia\u2019s 22 richest individuals\u00a0saw their net worths plunge by a collective $39 billion in less than 24 hours after their country invaded Ukraine, according to the\u00a0Bloomberg Billionaires Index.<\/p>\n<p>The wealth wipeout came after Moscow\u2019s benchmark MOEX Russia Index crashed and closed 33% lower on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian billionaires lost more money on Thursday than they had lost year-to-date up until Wednesday, according to\u00a0Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest loser was Vagit Alekperov, chairman of Moscow-based oil company Lukoil, who saw his wealth fall by one-third in one day as the company\u2019s share price plummeted 32% on Thursday. Alekperov now has a net worth of $13 billion, down from $19.2 billion, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Potanin, Russia\u2019s richest known man (no one knows for certain just\u00a0how rich\u00a0Russian President Vladimir Putin is), lost $3 billion after the share price of Norilsk Nickel, where he is the president, crashed 26%.<\/p>\n<p>It could get worse for Russia\u2019s richest individuals as Western sanctions intensify. The\u00a0US on Tuesday\u00a0announced\u00a0sanctions\u00a0including measures against Russian oligarchs and their family members. On Thursday,\u00a0President Joe Biden\u00a0doubled down with another round of sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday,\u00a0the UK\u00a0also announced sanctions on five Russian banks and three individuals. <\/p>\n<p>Among the individuals sanctioned was oligarch Gennady Timchenko, who has close ties with Putin, according to\u00a0Reuters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Timchenko is the 11th-richest person in Russia with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloomberg Billionaires Index<\/strong> gives a breakdown of Russia\u2019s top 10 richest people, their net worth, and how much they lost in one day on February 24.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ZZb2anLJkpE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wamasi Robbery Attack: Obuasi Police kills one suspect during routine patrol \u2013 Adom TV (24-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZb2anLJkpE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladimir Potanin, Russia&#8217;s richest man, lost $3 billion in one day on Thursday. He is now worth $26.1 billion. Russia\u2019s 22 richest individuals\u00a0saw their net worths plunge by a collective $39 billion in less than 24 hours after their country invaded Ukraine, according to the\u00a0Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 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