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Ukraine's Richest Man Plays Both Sides of War's Frontline

In this town deep in eastern Ukraine's rebel heartland, about a quarter of the population works in the coal mines owned by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man. Here and elsewhere in territory controlled by the separatist insurgency, the tycoon keeps the lights on and people clothed and fed, with a mixture of jobs, electricity and aid. At the same time, Akhmetov operates factories on the other side of the frontline, powering Ukraine's economy and pouring hundreds...


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