Sources in the Italian administration revealed this Saturday that Italian authorities had confiscated the world’s largest boat belonging to Russian President Andrei Melnichenko, which was anchored in the northeastern port of Trieste.
Andrey Melnichenko, one of Russia’s richest men, the founder of MDB Bank and an investor in the petrochemical industry, is on the list of oligarchy targeted by EU sanctions over the Russian-led military offensive in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin.
The largest sailing on the planet was captured this evening by agents of the Italian tax and border police Guardia de Finanza, and is valued at around 30 530 million and named “SYA” (Sea Yacht Aleksandra). After Melnichchenko’s wife, model Alexandra Kokotovich.
In modern style, the 119-meter-long boat was designed by architect Philippe Stark and built on the German shipyard Blohm & Voss until it was delivered to entrepreneurs in 2008.
The boat was seized a week ago following the confiscation of property belonging to Russian oligarchs in Italy, and the “Lady M” boat was confiscated and owned by Alexei Mortasho in Imperia off the coast of Liguria in northwestern Italy. Chairman of the Metallurgy and Energy Corporation Chevrolet and holds a one-third stake in TUI Travel Agency, one of the largest companies in the world.
It was followed by the seizure of the boat “Lena”, owned by Gennady Timchenko, located in the port of San Remo, which, according to the same sources, carried out in Italy with an estimated value of about 50 million euros.
Italian authorities have confiscated the 17th-century luxury mansion Villa Lazarecchi, located in the Cappanauri Mountains near Luka (Tuscany, the center of the country) and bought in 2018 by Russian businessman Oleg Chavchenko for three million euros. .
On February 24, Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine, which has already caused at least 549 civilian casualties and more than 950 injuries, and sent 4.5 million people to neighboring countries, including 2.5 million, according to a recent UN report. Information.
The Russian invasion was condemned by the international community, which responded by sending arms to Ukraine and strengthening sanctions on Moscow.
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