The war between Ukraine and Russia is being felt around the world, reaching even to Mallorca. On the Balearic island, specifically in Port Adriano, located in the town of Calvià, the Civil Guard arrested this Saturday a Ukrainian sailor accused of sinking a luxury yacht which has a value of 7 million euros, as reported by Last minute.
The detainee is a Ukrainian worker who He has been an employee of the Lady Anastasia ship for ten years and the owner of the ship is the Russian Alexander Mijeev, who was head of the Russian helicopter corporation that produces these aircraft for the military. In 2016, he was promoted at a company that sells weapons around the world. Both companies now make up the Rostec holding company.
The Ukrainian sailor has pointed out in his statement that Mijeev produces the weapons that are being used to attack Ukraine. After seeing on television how a missile crashed into a block of flats where there were civilians, he had a bad time. “It didn’t explode, but more than five floors were still destroyed,” he explains, adding that that missile had been produced by his boss’s company, which made him furious.
“He’s a criminal”
Therefore, he decided to return to the ship and took revenge on Mijeev, causing material damage. Opened the large valve in the engine room and another of a compartment where the crew lives. In addition, he closed the fuel and turned off the electricity with the goal of preventing leaks. After that, she warned three other Ukrainian crew members that they should leave the boat.
They reacted by calling him crazy, to which he blurted out that they were also Ukrainians and that their country was being attackedand took responsibility for the event. However, his companions decided to try to fix the leak. “The owner of this ship is a criminal who makes a living selling weapons and now they kill Ukrainians“, he declared to the police. The detainee was brought to justice, but has finally been released with charges.
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