The owner of the Mariupol steel plant obliterated by Russian shelling is considering selling his unfinished superyacht

One of Rinat Akhmetov's advisers said that the Ukrainian owner of the Mariupol steel plant is considering selling his unfinished superyacht.

The New York Times reported that a 475-foot yacht is being built in Germany and that the owner is waiting for it to be delivered.

The director of international relations for System Capital Management told The Times that they are considering a sale.

According to the billionaires index, Akhmetov has a net worth of $7.3 billion. The Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol was the center of a siege by Russian troops.

In late April, Akhmetov told Le Temps that Mariupol will be a Ukrainian city. The Ukrainians are defending their country. I am proud that Azovstal is our stronghold.

US officials have linked Russian President Vladimir Putin to the construction of a $700 million vessel. The value of luminance could surpass $700 million.

A person who worked at a company helping to build the vessel told The Times that construction continued after Russia invaded Ukraine. The anonymous person told The Times that some of the family members traveled to Europe to look over the building details of the yacht.

LFC;rssen didn't respond to a request for comment.

Since the war in the Ukraine began, the movements of Russian billionaires have come to the attention of the West. The European Union and the US have imposed sanctions on Russians.