New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- A former Russian banking tycoon has claimed that he lost $9 billion in a single day due to just one Instagram post where he opposed Moscow's attack on Ukraine. The 2022 ordeal had forced him to sell his stake at Tinkoff Bank at an unbelievable discount, effectively costing him almost all his fortune as billions of his wealth got wiped out in a day.

In a BBC interview in 2022, Oleg Tinkov said he had published the post condemning the Ukraine war in April 2022. Within one day, officials linked to Kremlin contacted senior officials of his bank with a shocking ultimatum, he told the publication, effectively leading him to sell his assets and move out of Russia.

cOleg Tinkov used to be one of the richest people of Russi...