The Ukrainian millionaire told the story of asking the army to bomb his mansion when he saw the Russians do this

Andrey Stavnitser, CEO of Ukrainian IT company TransInvestService, said on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” program that he had seen Russian forces move to his residence near Irpin on the 5th. /3 via security camera. Irpin is a town outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

“They destroyed most of the cameras inside the house, but there was a small webcam that was overlooked,” said Andrey Stavnitser.

Stavnitser left Ukraine for Poland after Russia sent troops into Ukraine. He said that “his security officers were arrested, undressed, interrogated and taken into the woods”.

“There are 12 military vehicles on my property, including rocket launchers, grenades and tornado missiles,” Stavnitser said. “They basically started shooting Kiev from my house.”

Stavnitser told the program that he ordered the military to bomb his mansion to destroy the Russian forces.

“Fortunately they were destroyed by the Ukrainian army,” Mr. Stavnitser said. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. Stavnitser posted pictures of what he said was Russian artillery destroying the building to his Facebook page earlier this month.

Stavnitser says he’s not interested in the home, even though it’s a great asset that takes time and effort to invest in.

“It was a clear decision for me. You can’t do more to help the army and it’s one of the opportunities that I have. I want to do everything to help Ukraine win,” Stavnitser said. speak.

Russian forces in recent weeks have moved forces out of Kiev and redeployed them in the Donbass region. Initially, Russia was expected to take control of Kiev within a few days, but failed to do so in the face of staunch Ukrainian resistance.