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New management registered the Ilyich plant as LLC Ilyich MMK in August 2022, tied to Korchagin (son of Kadyrov's lieutenant Vakhit Geremeev) and Murai.

Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian corporate records tied the new management to Valid Vakhitovich Korchagin and Yuri Murai, who registered the plant as LLC Ilyich MMK in August 2022.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

In August 2022, the channel covered the preparation of the philharmonic building in temporarily occupied Mariupol for the trial of prisoners of war of the Azov regiment

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

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Extracted: 2026-02-18T13:39:24.530Z

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