🇷🇺Number of Russian billionaires reached record level in past year.

The number of Russian billionaires has grown in the past year, from 110 to a record 125, according to the Forbes world ranking. Despite sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, their collective wealth now stands at $577 billion, a gain of $72 billion in the past year. The richest Russian businessman this year is the former president of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, whose fortune, estimated at $20.5 billion last year, jumped to an estimated $28.6 billion. He is ranked by Forbes as the world’s 59th richest person.

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