25 May 2014 18:47

Akhmetov property will be nationalized - self-proclaimed Donetsk PM

DONETSK. May 25 (Interfax) - A massive protest was staged on Sunday at the residence belonging to Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov.

Demonstrators gathered near Akhmetov's residence, chanting: "Russia!" "Donetsk republic!". Many held flags of the Donbass self-defense forces, as well as Russian tricolor flags and flags with the inscription "Rus."

Although Akhmetov was not in the residence, it was guarded by armed men without identification insignia, presumably Akhmetov's security guards, according to the Donbass militia.

The prime minister of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Borodai told the crowd that, "Akhmetov's property will be nationalized."