Dmitry Petrovich Gerasimenko (; born 29 September 1978) is a Russian businessman, ex-owner of steel company Krasny Oktyabr Closed Joint-Stock Company and of basketball clubs

BC Krasny Oktyabr BC Krasny Oktyabr was a Russian professional basketball club that is based in Volgograd. In English, the club's name translates to "'BC Red October'". The club played in the VTB United League until 2016, when the team was forced to leave the leagu ...

and

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Biography

Of Ukrainian origin, Gerasimenko became a multimillionaire thanks to steel (actually he owns Krasny Oktyabr Closed Joint-Stock Company, the second largest steelmill in

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) and gas. In 2012 he founded the club of the same name of the factory, who got a wild card for the

VTB United League The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...

. In November 2015 has also acquired 65% of the shares of

. In 2016 Gerasimenko was arrested by interpol and charged with fraud.

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