Russian authorities to auction Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska's Crimea apartment

In occupied Crimea, Russia is trying to sell off property owned by Ukraine's first ly Olena Zelenska. Russian-installed authorities in 2014 annexed Crimea have put an apartment that belongs to Zelenska for auction. cost of an apartment in resort city of Yalta in Crimea was estimated to be 23.9 million rubles ($247,600), according to reports.

Russian-installed authorities are planning to sell off  real estate "belonging to foreigners who committed unfriendly actions towards Russia" as well, Russian-installed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, was reported as saying by RFE/RL. funds that will be obtained from sales of "Ukrainian businessmen’s properties" would be used to finance Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. 

Speaker of Russian parliament of Crimea, Vlimir Konstantinov, was quoted as saying that "in dition, we agreed on alienation of a number of objects, including residential premises, including Elena Zelenskaya’s apartment, its market value is approximately 23,900,000 rubles, objects of sanatorium and resort industry, retail and commercial premises." He continued that Russian authorities "will offer new owner to organise a museum of fight against Nazism in apartment of First Ly of Ukraine. In upcoming weeks, property of Novacenter construction hypermarkets estimated to be 350 million rubles, will also be sold in auction. 

Putin's ex-wife sells luxury apartments in Europe amid war

Lyudmila Putina, Russia's President's ex-wife, put out for auction her villas fearing that y would fall under EU sanctions. She sold off at least two apartments in luxury residential complex Lomas del Rey of Marbella in sourn Spain, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo. Anor prominent Spain-based publication Español reported that Ocheretnaya bought luxury apartments in 'Golden Mile' in 2011 and in 2014, shortly before she tied knot with Ocheretny. Her 229 and 405 square meters apartments are "most expensive" properties in all of Mediterranean.

Navalny's anti-corruption foundation FBK argued that " value of real estate acquired by Ocherentykhs far exceeds family's legal income" and that  investments' origin is "unclear." A separate investigative report published by American newspaper Politico stated that Putin's ex-wife and her husband "is not on European Union’s sanctions list, but that could quickly change; after all, London has alrey put Ocheretnaya and her ult children [from her marriage to Putin - Ed.] under sanctions. If Brussels followed suit, it could put apartment and rest of ir European portfolio suddenly out of reach."