Ukrainian Engineer Tries to Drown Russian Boss’ Rs 70 Crore Yacht, Says ‘No Regrets’

A Ukrainian mechanical engineer tried to drown his Russian employer’s luxury yacht as he watched Russian missiles plow into apartment blocks in Ukraine. The the £7 million luxury yacht called Lady Anastasia was docked in Mallorca when the Ukrainian man, Taras Ostapchuk, made the attempt, reports The Daily Telegraph. The owner of the yacht, Alexander Mijeev, is a former Russian Helicopter Corporation head who took over a state-owned weapons supplier. Ostapchuk, 55, told Spanish authorities after his arrest that the weapons of the kind manufactured by Mijeev are being used to kill Ukrainians. Ostapchuk had worked on the yacht for a decade and had opened a key valve, causing for it to submerge partially.

Ostapchuk claimed that his decision came after he watched a video of damage caused to an apartment block in Ukraine. He said that it looked like it had been caused by a missile strike of the kind that Mijeev manufactured. Ostapchuk then went on to open a plug in the engine room and another one in the crew’s living space. He also ordered other crew members to abandon ship, reminding them that they, too, were Ukrainians. They, however, refused to obey the order and worked to prevent the yacht from being flooded. As per a Business Insider report, he also said that this was an act of revenge for the invasion, adding in a court statement that he had no regrets.