This interactive will continue to track known developments and help show where sanctioned Russians park their money outside Russia. Apart from Igor Sechin and Sergei Chemezov, no other oligarch in the story has responded to CNN requests for comment.
Yacht Real estate Other assets View all
The “Rocky Ram” complex in the Portisco area of Sardinia, Italy Guardia di Finanza
A real estate complex, “Rocky Ram”, linked to Nikita Mazepin and Dmitry’s oligarch’s father, has been seized in Sardinia, Italian financial police have confirmed in a statement. Police said the property was worth 105 million euros (about $ 114.3 million). Nikita, a former driver of the Formula 1 Haas team, and his father were included in a list of people sanctioned by the EU in early March. The sanctions list described Mazepin Sr. as a “member of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle” saying that he and 36 other “businessmen” had met with Putin and other government officials to discuss how sanctions would affect Russia. In early March, Mazepin Sr. sold its controlling stake in Uralchem Group, one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers in Russia, and resigned as CEO of Uralchem JSC, a subsidiary, according to a company statement. Belgian authorities have frozen $ 3 billion in Russian assets and blocked $ 215 billion in trade since sanctions began, according to Belgian Finance Minister Vincent van Pettem. The seized assets belong to 877 individuals and 62 entities in the European sanctions list, according to a statement from the Belgian Ministry of Finance. Blocked transactions are the result of other restrictions imposed by the European Union on Russia. The 256-foot-long yacht “Tango” in Mallorca, Spain, on March 15. Juan Medina / Reuters Spanish authorities have seized a super yacht called the Tango, which is said to belong to Russian oligarch Victor Wexelberg in Mallorca, according to a statement from the Spanish Civil Guard. The detained yacht was part of an operation with US federal agents and was carried out by a Spanish court, the statement said. Vekselberg runs the Russian investment company Renova Group. His fortune is about $ 16.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He has been sanctioned by the United States and is “under investigation for tax fraud, money laundering and forgery of documents trying to hide the ownership of this superyacht to avoid sanctions” and is “very close to (Russian President) Vladimir Putin, Spanish Politician said the guard. The Vekselberg case marks the first seizure of the newly formed US task force, KleptoCapture. The yacht is 78 meters long (about 256 feet) and its value is almost 90 million dollars, according to the US Department of Justice. The 192-foot yacht “Phi” at the Canary Wharf in East London on March 29. James Manning / PA Images / Getty Images The United Kingdom has seized the yacht “Phi” belonging to an anonymous Russian businessman with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime, according to the UK Ministry of Transport. The Dutch-built vessel is moored at the Canary Wharf in East London for the superyacht awards and was scheduled to depart on 29 March. The Ministry of Transport claims that the ownership of the boat was “deliberately well hidden”. It sails under the Maltese flag and is registered with a company based in the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis. The 192-foot yacht is worth about εκατο 38 million (about $ 50 million). Switzerland has frozen about 5.75 billion Swiss francs (about $ 6.18 billion) in sanctioned Russian assets, according to Erwin Bollinger, head of SECO’s Bilateral Economic Relations Division. Frozen assets include properties in various tourist areas, Bollinger told a news conference, although no identifiable information was disclosed and no specific assets were reported. Bollinger said the number of frozen assets is likely to continue to rise with the next asset update in April. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland broke with traditional neutrality and adopted EU sanctions. French authorities have frozen assets linked to sanctions against Russian oligarchs worth $ 800 million, according to French government spokesman Gabriel Atal. The European Union’s latest round of sanctions against Russia in early March included measures targeting 160 oligarchs and Russian politicians. “There will be no taboos if we need to go any further,” Attal said of any additional sanctions. The Netherlands has frozen nearly 392 million euros (about $ 431 million) in Russian assets, the Dutch finance ministry told parliament in a letter seen by CNN. The ministry said further asset freezes were expected. The European Union’s latest round of sanctions against Russia in early March included measures targeting 160 oligarchs and Russian politicians. The 240-foot yacht “Axioma” docked in Gibraltar on 21 March. Jon Nazca / Reuters Authorities in Gibraltar have seized the yacht “Axioma” linked to Russian billionaire Dmitry Pubiansky, according to statements by the UK and Gibraltar governments. Pumpyansky received sanctions from the EU and the United Kingdom and was the beneficiary of TMK PAO, Russia’s largest producer of oil and gas pipelines. He also resigned from the board of directors of TMK PAO, the company announced. The 240-foot yacht is worth about $ 75 million, according to SuperYachtFan. Gibraltar’s ports were closed to people under sanctions, but the port captain made an exception after JPMorgan Chase ruled in favor of the seizure. “JPMorgan is acting in accordance with its mortgage rights,” the Gibraltar government told CNN. JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, said in a statement in early March that it was leaving Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, citing “compliance with the instructions of governments around the world.” Italian police outside Alexey Mordaschov’s property in Sardinia, Italy, on March 16. Guardia di Finanza Italian financial police have seized a real estate complex owned by Russian billionaire Alexey Mordaschov in Sardinia, according to the office of the Italian prime minister. Mordasov is the president of Russian mining and steel company Severstal and is one of Russia’s richest men, worth $ 18.5 billion, according to Forbes. Frozen real estate is worth about 105 million euros (about $ 116 million), according to Ferdinando Giugliano, a media adviser to the Italian prime minister. On March 4, Mordaschov’s yacht “Lady M” was also confiscated in Italy. The 213-foot yacht is worth about 65 million euros (about $ 71 million). The 135-meter-long boat “Crescent” anchored in the port of Tarragona, Spain, on March 17. Josep Lago / AFP / Getty Images Spanish authorities have seized a super yacht named “Crescent” in the port of Tarragona, according to a statement from the Spanish Ministry of Transport. The 135-meter-long vessel bears the Cayman Islands flag and has been “temporarily detained” to determine if it is the property of a person or entity included in the European Council sanctions package, the statement said. The yacht cost about $ 600 million, according to SuperYachtFan. Italian financial police have frozen a real estate complex that was partly owned by Russian oligarch Petr Aven in Sardinia, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s press office. The share of real estate amounts to about 4 million euros (about $ 4.4 million), according to the office of the Italian prime minister. The billionaire resigned earlier this month as CEO of the Russian private bank Alfa Bank and on the board of directors of the investment company he co-founded, LetterOne, following sanctions by the EU and the United Kingdom. The European Union (EU) has called Aven “one of Vladimir Putin’s closest oligarchs”, who “meets regularly” with the Russian president in the Kremlin and “does not act independently of the president’s demands”. Real estate and six company vehicles of the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov were confiscated by the Italian financial police. The seized assets amount to approximately 66 million euros (approximately $ 72 million). Usmanov is one of Russia’s richest billionaires with huge domestic and international contributions. The US government imposed sanctions on him in early March in a campaign targeting Putin’s allies, saying he allegedly had financial ties to Putin. Italian financial police had previously seized his real estate in the Golfo del Pevero area of Arzachena on March 4. These assets amount to approximately 17 million euros (approximately $ 18 million). The 157-foot yacht “Lady Anastasia” moored in Mallorca, Spain on March 15. Jaime Reina / AFP / Getty Images Spanish authorities have seized a yacht linked to Russian oligarch Alexander Mikheev, named “Lady Anastasia”, in the port of Palma de Mallorca, according to the Spanish Ministry of Transport. Mikheev is the CEO of Rosoboronexport, Russia’s only state-owned arms exporter and sanctioned by the EU and the United States. The yacht is almost 48 meters (157 feet) long and was in the news in late February, when a crew member tried to sink the boat in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The yacht is worth about $ 7 million, according to a list on BOAT International. The 279 feet …
