On April 9, 2025, Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, former Governor of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, was found guilty of six counts of evading UK sanctions and money laundering. Although sanctioned since 2017, he entered the UK in February 2023 using a British passport obtained through his father. Shortly after arriving, he applied for a UK bank account, received £76,000 from his wife, and used the funds to secure a Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 SUV. After the bank flagged and froze the account, his brother purchased and insured the car on his behalf. Ovsiannikov had also petitioned to lift his sanctions designation, further confirming his awareness of the restrictions.
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