The property of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov worth almost UAH 2 billion was arrested in Ukraine. There were underground warehouses with iron ore belonging to his company on the territory of ports in Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported.
The SBU officers, having carried out investigative and operative actions jointly with the detectives of the Bureau of Economic Security, established the location of underground warehouses of the Russian Federation, where more than 160 thousand tons of Ukrainian iron ore were stored,
The hidden raw materials were found in several seaports of Ukraine.
"It has been established that the found batch of iron ore belongs to the company of a Russian oligarch who is a member of the inner circle of the Kremlin's top military and political leadership, Alisher Usmanov. After 24 February this year, the National Security and Defenсe Council of Ukraine, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on him," the SBU said.
According to the operative information, the hidden raw materials were to be illegally transported by sea to the territory of Russia. After that, the minerals were to be transferred to Russian metallurgical industry and the military-industrial complex to meet the needs of the country's occupational groups.
However, the SBU officers thwarted these plans of Moscow.
Currently, the seized property is under arrest and the issue of its transfer to the National Agency of Ukraine for finding, tracing and management of assets derived from corruption and other crimes (ARMA) is being decided.