According to the System Capital Management (SCM) press office, the companies within Rinat Akhmetov’s group, along with the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation and FC Shakhtar, have directed over 15 billion hryvnias (exceeding 404 million dollars) toward defense and humanitarian needs for civilians and communities during the full-scale war. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing official SCM information. The funds are distributed across several areas: from advocacy and memory preservation to direct military and humanitarian support. Below are the key components of this program as recorded in the group's report.

"Steel Front": what the units receive

Military units receive assistance through the "Steel Front of Rinat Akhmetov" project. According to SCM, the project provides soldiers with vehicles, armored vehicles, and medical transport, as well as drones, thermal imagers, sights, walkie-talkies, first-aid kits, tourniquets, uniforms, footwear, and fuel. The project is positioned as one of the key channels for material support to the front line within the corporate support program.

Dugouts and underground hospitals from Metinvest

A separate block of military support is linked to Metinvest’s production expertise. According to SCM, the company has designed and manufactured over 1,200 steel dugouts for the front line. Two of them, as reported, are already serving as underground hospitals, equipped to NATO standards. Thus, the group’s industrial capacity is utilized not only in the civilian sector but also in creating protective and medical facilities in the frontline zone.

Humanitarian aid and "Heart of Azovstal"

Humanitarian aid to civilians is primarily provided by the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation and the "Heart of Azovstal" project. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the foundation, according to SCM, has provided Ukrainians with over 13 million food kits and 700,000 medical units. Specific programs cover the rehabilitation of children and adults affected by shelling, as well as social housing for Mariupol refugees. Mariupol defenders with Category I and II disabilities receive apartments from the foundation and "Heart of Azovstal"; by the end of 2026, the number of apartments transferred should reach at least 450, according to the group. Since the project's launch, Akhmetov has directed about 2.2 billion hryvnias to "Heart of Azovstal".

Investments and recovery: over 4.3 billion dollars since 2022

In addition to charitable programs, SCM disclosed investment volumes. Since February 2022, the group has invested over 4.3 billion dollars (168.5 billion hryvnias) in Ukraine, and over 18 billion dollars (377 billion hryvnias) since its inception. More than 1 billion dollars of these funds, as stated by the group's representatives, went to restoring assets damaged by Russian attacks. It is precisely thanks to these investments, SCM claims, that DTEK continues to generate and distribute electricity.

DTEK's role in the energy system and new projects

DTEK Grids energy workers have restored power to over 64 million homes in frontline and affected regions since the start of the war, the group reports. SCM also notes that DTEK has announced new investment projects despite the destruction of part of their capacity. Reminder: System Capital Management is an international investment company founded by Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov; its perimeter includes, among others, Metinvest and DTEK.