Apartments in Dubai worth $2 million found in Portnov's family, purchased since 2022 – "Schemes"
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The family of Andriy Portnov, the former deputy head of the administration of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, purchased real estate in Dubai for over $2 million in 2022-2023. This was reported by "Schemes" with reference to a data leak as part of cooperation with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and the French publication Le Monde.

It is noted that during 2022-2023, Portnov's common-law wife and daughter purchased six real estate properties. As of now, the family owns five apartments.

According to the journalistic project, Portnov's daughter Liliya purchased:

  • in October 2022 – an apartment in the Sobha Hartland One Park Avenue residential complex with an area of almost 69 square meters cost about $320,000;
  • in July 2023 – an apartment with an area of 46.5 square meters for almost $250,000, which was later sold;
  • September 9, 2023 – an apartment in the Sobha Hartland Waves Opulence residential complex for over $400,000;
  • in October 2023 – an apartment in Empire Residence in the Jumeirah Village Circle area of 34 square meters for over $132,000.

In addition, as journalists write, in November 2023, Portnov's daughter rented another apartment for a year at District One Residences 18, paying almost $36,000 for it.

At the same time, Portnov's common-law wife Anastasia Valyaeva, according to "Schemes", bought:

  • in August – an apartment of almost 110 square meters in the Sobha Hartland Waves Opulence residential complex for over $600,000;
  • September 9, 2023 – apartments in Sobha Creek Vista Heights – Tower A with an area of 90 square meters for over $550,000.

Journalists also discovered that Lilia Portnova has Swiss citizenship. It is noted that there is no information in public sources about the official business of Portnova's daughter or common-law wife.

Until 2020, Valyaeva was listed as the owner of the company Vasilisa Group, which was previously called Portnov Group and belonged to Andriy Portnov.