The Kremlin group "Luzhniki" owns Premier hotels 

The journalists of "Scheme" (Radio Liberty) together with the Scanner Project continue the search in European countries for the still unknown assets and real estate of those who, during the full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, continue to support the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The names of Oleksandr Babakov, Yevgeny Giner and Mykhailo Voevodin are often placed side by side in the media, mentioning the so-called Luzhniki group. Its history dates back to the 90s, when they gained control over the Moscow market and Luzhniki Stadium.
This group is closely intertwined with the Russian authorities and still controls strategically important energy assets and hotels in Ukraine.Oleksandr Babakov - Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. It is under the sanctions of Ukraine, the EU and the USA.

Yevgeny Giner is the president of the Russian football club CSKA (Army Central Sports Club), which is under US sanctions.
Giner is also a partner of the Russian state corporation Rostec, which produces and exports high-tech industrial products for civilian and military purposes. It is managed by former FSB officer Serhii Chemezov, a longtime friend and associate of Putin.

Photo: Yevhenii Giner

Mykhailo Voevodin, according to information from Interpol, has the status of a so-called "thief in law". This is evidenced by a document at the disposal of "Scheme". In the Interpol card, his "surname" is indicated as "Misha Luzhnetskiy".

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