‘Oligarchs’ flee Ukraine — reports — RT

Reports in the local media have suggested that an exodus of Ukraine’s richest, including the so-called 'oligarchs,' from the country has been in full swing. A report published by Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper on Sunday claimed that “about 20 charters and private jets” departed from Kiev on that day alone.

The newspaper noted that one of the private jets spotted leaving Ukrainian airspace on Sunday is allegedly owned by Ukraine's richest man, Rinat Akmetov, whose net worth is estimated at about $7.1 billion, according to Forbes. Pravda reported that the billionaire himself left the country on January 30, however. Ukraine's second richest man and fellow steel magnate Victor Pinchuk reportedly left at the end of last month as well.