Serhiy Taruta was named governor of the restless Donetsk region in March, an appointment dubbed one of the . Mr. Taruta has an according to Forbes Ukraine. Born in the Dontesk region, he co-founded the Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD) which has holdings in metallurgy and agriculture. Taruta reportedly in Kiev that led to the fall of former President Viktor Yanukovych.
Like Kolomoisky and Akhmetov, Taruta has business interests that will keep him tied to eastern Ukraine. But he recently told of the Donetsk area, 鈥淚f you have the opportunity to leave the city, don鈥檛 be afraid to do so. The state guarantees that everyone will be cared for.鈥�
