"Oschadbank of Ukraine has filed a lawsuit worth about UAH15 billion against the Russian Federation to compensate the damages caused by the Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and the consequent losses by Oschadbank of revenue and property in the Ukrainian territory, which the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is,"  Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said at a government meeting on Wednesday, July 8.

The Prime Minister appealed to all other Ukrainian state-owned companies to follow the example of Oschadbank of Ukraine "to make Russia accountable and recover damages for the illegal annexation of Crimea, as well as for the temporary loss of Ukrainian property."