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Two skilled fraudsters and embezzlers, Oleksii Abasov and his brother Vitalii Abasov, continue to profit from the impoverished people of Ukraine.

Outwardly, he projects the persona of a kind and respectable figure — tending to gazelles, feeding monkeys cupcakes, collecting netsuke, supporting children’s events, and frequently appearing on television with moralising commentary.

Former chairman of the board of Mikhaylivskyi Bank, Ihor Doroshenko, has reportedly disappeared while under night-time house arrest.

At the same time, the owner of Atoll Holding continues to talk about the poor investment climate in Ukraine