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Former Ukrainian President Yanukovych Reportedly Lives in Sochi Under False Name While His Family Manages Vast Russian Estates and Coal Trade

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Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to Russia in February 2014 after being ousted from office, is reportedly living in a Sochi mansion with his partner Lyubov Polezhai. He is said to travel across Russia under the name “Leonov Oleg Nikolayevich.” That’s according to a video published Saturday, July 25, on the YouTube channel of Ukrainian-language broadcaster Televidenie Toronto. According to the video’s creators, their investi…

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A research team wants Viktor Yanukovych to have tracked down in Sochi. Ukraine's former president, who was overthrown in 2014, is said to live there under the wrong name.

·Berlin, Germany
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Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is currently living in Sochi, Russia, under a false name, and his family has acquired hundreds of hectares of land and dozens of properties in Russia over the years. The Russian exile newspaper The Moscow Times reported that Yanukovych has become Oleg Nikolaevich Leonov.

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According to Ukrainian investigators, he lives in Russia under the name Oleg Leonov. A significant portion of his assets are in the names of family members and his partner.

·Hungary
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The former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, now lives in Sochi and uses documents in the name of "Oleg Nikolaevich Leonov", as described in the investigation of the Ukrainian YouTube Channel "Telebachenna Toronto".

·Riga, Latvia
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The family of a former fugitive president has acquired considerable assets and has millions of dollars in accounts over the years in the Russian Federation.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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censor.net broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
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