Ukraine seizes property of Russian oligarch Usmanov worth almost US$54m
With the aid of the materials provided by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the court has seized the property of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov worth UAH 2 billion [US$54 million]: the issue of transferring the property to the Agency for Investigation and Management of Assets is being considered now.
Source: Press service of the SSU on Telegram
Details: "As a result of investigative and operational actions together with the detectives of the Financial Investigations Service, the location of the underground warehouses of the Russian Federation, where more than 160,000 tonnes of Ukrainian iron ore were stored, was established.
The hidden raw materials were discovered on the territory of several seaports of Ukraine," the report states.
It is emphasised that the total value of seized raw materials is almost UAH 2 billion.
The Security Service of Ukraine established that the discovered batch of iron ore belongs to the company of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, who is part of the inner circle of the top military and political leadership of the Kremlin.
After 24 February 2022 [beginning of the full-scale invasion], he was sanctioned by the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, the US and the EU.
"Operational information states that the representatives of the aggressor country tried to illegally transport hidden raw materials by sea vessels to the territory of Russia.
After that, they planned to transfer the minerals for the needs of the metallurgical industry and the military industry of the Russian Federation to meet the needs of the Russian occupation groups," the SSU emphasised.
The Service states that the discovered property has been seized and the issue of its transfer to the Agency for Investigation and Management of Assets is being considered.
"Comprehensive measures are underway to identify all hidden assets of Russian oligarchs involved in the preparation and conduction of the full-scale aggression against Ukraine," the SSU summarised.
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