These 11 Russian oligarchs and politicians own at least $17.5 billion in combined assets, according to a new tracker. See how much their planes, mansions, and yachts are worth.
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The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project launched an "asset tracker" that lists the wealth of Russia's elite.
It tracks the mansions, yachts, and private jets owned by Russian oligarchs and "enablers."
The 11 individuals identified own $17.5 billion in combined assets, topped by Roman Abramovich.
A new Russian Asset Tracker — led by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), an investigative journalism nonprofit organization — is keeping tabs on the offshore wealth of 11 Russian oligarchs.
The tracker calculated the "known minimum value of assets" of the top "oligarchs and enablers," according to the OCCRP. The organization, which was founded in 2006, operates as a consortium of investigative journalists and media entities across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Central America.
The tracker features assets whose ownership was "widely reported," but could not be independently confirmed. A few of those assets are included below, though not tabulated in the oligarchs' total value.
1. Roman Abramovich, businessman: $8.1 billion
Abramovich has at least 78 offshore assets, according to the tracker. This includes three private helicopters and planes, 37 apartments, seven homes, and his $600 million yacht, "Solaris."
The oligarch, who is reportedly taking part in Russia-Ukraine peace talks, is also linked to the $700 million superyacht "Eclipse."
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Abramovich owns four adjacent townhouses in New York City's Upper East Side, which he plans to combine into a "mega-mansion," according to architectural documents reviewed by the New York Post.
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But his most well-known asset is Chelsea FC. Multiple bidders have demonstrated interest in purchasing the British football club, which is expected to sell for over $2.5 billion.
2. Alisher Usmanov, businessman: $3.4 billion
The billionaire's superyacht, "Dilbar," is one of the largest yachts in the world and worth at least $600 million, according to the US Treasury. The EU has called Usmanov one of "Putin's favorite oligarchs."
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OCCRP also reported Usmanov owns the "Beechwood House," a $96 million mansion in London.
The oligarch's sister, Saodat Narzieva, is the beneficial owner of 27 bank accounts at Credit Suisse worth $2.1 billion, according to the tracker.
Representatives for Narzieva told Insider that she does not know why her name would appear as the ultimate beneficial owner on the accounts except potentially that she once held shares worth about 0.6% of USM, Usmanov's holding company.
3. Gennady Timchenko, businessman: $70.5 million
Timchenko's superyacht, "Lena," is valued at around $54 million, per Reuters. It was seized by Italian authorities the first week of March.
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Timchenko also owns shares in Finland's Helsinki Arena worth $15.5 million, according to the tracker.
4. Igor Sechin, politician, businessman: $120 million.
Sechin has been called the most powerful man in Russia, after Putin. His $120 million superyacht "Amore Vero" was seized the first week of March by French authorities.
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The superyacht "Crescent," linked to Igor Sechin and estimated to be worth $600 million, is also among the OCCRP's list of assets they are investigating. Spanish authorities detained it, but said ownership was "very hard to prove."
5. Denis Popov, chief prosecutor of Moscow: $5.6 million
6. Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin's spokesperson. His known value was listed as unknown but the tracker included an "upmarket Parisian apartment" owned by his family.
7. Igor Shuvalov, government official: $102.5 million
Shuvalov and his wife own a $19.3 million luxury apartment in London's Whitehall Court, per the tracker.
8. Nikolay Tokarev, president of Transneft, a state-run company: $4.8 million
Tokarev's daugher, Mayya Nikolaevna Tokareva, owns two companies in Croatia that hold real estate on Losinj island, per the tracker. The area is known as a hotspot for Russian wealth.
9. Oleg Deripaska, businessman: $5.7 billion
Deripaska, who has been sanctioned by the US since 2018, owns the 238-foot superyacht "Clio." The ship has reportedly anchored in the Maldives, which does not have an extradition treaty with the US.
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10. Vladimir Solovyov, TV and radio host: $1.18 million
The Russian TV personality known as a "Kremlin propagandist" owns an apartment and villa on Lake Como, OCCRP reported.
11. Yury Chaika, former Prosecutor General: owns $400,000 worth of land in Greece, per the tracker
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