The 141-metre Nord superyacht was due to dock in Cape Town Harbour today after setting sail from Hong Kong.
It’s widely reported that the Nord superyacht, worth in the region of R9 billion and headed for our shores, is owned by Russian Alexey Mordashov.
The two standout “oligarch wives” are Countess Alexandra Tolstoy, who spent years alongside oligarch Sergei Pugachev, as well as Tatiana Fokina, the spouse of exiled cellphone oligarch Evgeny Chichvarkin.
The kids of the Kremlin are exactly doing what Russian President Vladimir Putin sees as unpatriotic: living luxurious lives outside of Russia.
The stepdaughters, ex-wives, and mistresses are revealing evidence about where Putin’s sanctioned cronies are hiding their various assets.
Many Russian oligarchs and billionaires are notoriously skilled at hiding their assets behind shell companies and other similar methods.
Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko’s estimated $580 million, 140-metre “Sailing Yacht A” superyacht was dramatically seized in the Italian port of Trieste.
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As it stands, Forbes has uncovered “at least 36 properties owned by 10 sanctioned Russian oligarchs, stretching from Connecticut to Sardinia”.
The EU, the UK, and the US are rolling out sanctions against some of Russia’s wealthiest people. Frozen assets include sprawling estates, businesses, and the world’s largest-ever bespoke superyacht.