A helicopter and private jet seized from a pro-Putin oligarch were handed over to Ukraine's army
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Mia Jankowicz
Jul 8, 2022, 18:10 IST
The helicopter, believed to have been used by Viktor Medvedchuk's family, was seized by Ukrainian police.Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine
Ukraine's army was given a pro-Russia oligarch's helicopter and private jet on Wednesday.
Police seized the items, saying they were used by Viktor Medvedchuk.
He was close to the Kremlin and was considered Putin's likely pick for a puppet leader in Ukraine. Medvedchuk had an estimated net worth of $620 million, linked the media and oil industries.
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Until lately, Medvekchuk had a close relationship with Putin, who is the godfather to his youngest daughter.
He founded the pro-Russian For Life party, which frequently echoed Kremlin propaganda. Medvedchuk bankrolled the party's campaign in the 2019 election, where it was beaten by Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his party.
Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General requested the seizure, saying in a Wednesday statement that the helicopter and the jet were in use by Medvedchuk's family.
The Office of the Prosecutor General also seized items, including a luxury estate, where the ultimate beneficiary was Medvedchuk's wife Oksana Marchenko, the statement said.
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