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an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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The intensely private Korean shipping tycoon rocked the tanker industry early this year as his Sinokor Group embarked on an unprecedented buying spree.
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Weilun Soon,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Still, French media reports, citing law enforcement sources, have identified the victims as a 58-year-old multimillionaire Ukrainian business tycoon with Russian ties, his 13-year-old son and the boy's 46-year-old mother.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019.
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Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The main suspect in a bomb attack that wounded a Ukrainian tycoon on Monday in Monaco is a Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man, local authorities say.
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Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
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Weilun Soon,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Still, French media reports, citing law enforcement sources, have identified the victims as a 58-year-old multimillionaire Ukrainian business tycoon with Russian ties, his 13-year-old son and the boy's 46-year-old mother.
—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019.
—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
The main suspect in a bomb attack that wounded a Ukrainian tycoon on Monday in Monaco is a Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man, local authorities say.
—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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tycoon
noun
ty·coon
tī-ˈkün 
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology
Japanese taikun "shogun"
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