Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has hit headlines since Russia invaded Ukraine. Billions of his assets have been frozen by a court in Jersey. French authorities have seized a US$120 million mansion he owns on the Riviera coast. And the fate of his U.K. Premier League football club, Chelsea, has been front-page news around the world.

The U.K. government announced Thursday that it has frozen 10 billion pounds (US$13 billion) in assets held by two Russian oligarchs, both known to be longstanding business partners of Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich.

The U.K. announced on Wednesday sweeping sanctions against 178 individuals from the seperatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, family members, close associates, and employees of Russian oligarchs and struck out major Russian Industries from metals to technologies.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created a fertile ground for various crimes, including human smuggling and forging documents that allow men of military age to cross the border and evade mobilization, Slidstvo.info reported.

With Russian oligarchs in the global spotlight and U.K. authorities holding his two executive jets, sanctioned billionaire Eugene Shvidler may be tempted to hide out in one of his US$15-million flats in central London, which have remained secret from the public until now.

United States prosecutors indicted a Russian oligarch for violating sanctions imposed against him in 2014 over his support for the Russian occupation of Donetsk, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

The sister of Uzbek-born oligarch and one of the richest Russians, Alisher Usmanov, was added Friday to the European Union’s list of people and entities sanctioned over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

As the EU continues to target assets of Russian and Belarussian nationals over the invasion of Ukraine, Dutch customs have seized 14 yachts currently in their shipyards, most of them still under construction.

In the ongoing hunt for assets belonging to Russians sanctioned over the invasion of Ukraine, Spain seized on Monday a US$90 million yacht from oligarch Viktor Vekselberg at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Much like a gambler who devises a new scheme to fool the casino, Russia’s commercial fleets have started to engage in maritime operations under the radar in defiance of international sanctions.

The European Union’s executive body called on member states to immediately revoke the so-called ‘golden passports' and ‘golden residence permits’ they may have granted to Russians and Belorussians who were recently sanctioned over the invasion of Ukraine.

In the hunt for Russian-owned superyachts worldwide, British officials have identified and detained one belonging to a Russian national valued at 38 million pounds (US$50 million).

In another step towards closing off all avenues for Russia to sidestep international sanctions in response to the country’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last month, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order that bars all transactions with the Russian central bank’s gold reserves, valued at roughly US$130 billion.

International markets cast another stone at Russia this week in response to the country’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, this time from representatives of France’s healthcare and automotive sectors as they announced the suspension of all Russian-based activities until further notice.

Nestlé will suspend its Russian-based business operations that are not linked to providing infant food or medical and hospital nutrition, the world’s largest food company stated Wednesday after having faced significant public pressure, including calls for boycott of its products.

When Slidstvo reporters recently inspected the property of Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian politician who escaped house arrest four days after the Russian invasion, they found a giant cuboid covered with green camouflage net sitting next to his unfinished mansion.

A luxurious estate on the French Riviera, Sardinian villas, mansions in London and Paris, and a billion-dollar offshore trust –– these are some of the more than two dozen assets that Russian oligarchs have managed to keep secret until now.

Russian police released on Tuesday a journalist who a day earlier had jumped into the frame during the live broadcast of a pro-government TV channel’s prime-time news holding a banner that urged viewers not to believe the outlet’s “lies.”

Western countries joined forces on Wednesday to track down the assets of the political and financial puppet masters in Moscow and seize or freeze their properties as part of ongoing efforts to help Ukraine fight the invasion.

Lithuania froze on Wednesday the bank accounts of a company linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, effectively blocking the firm’s 2.9 million euros (US$3.19 million). The move came after OCCRP’s Lithuanian partner Siena revealed UAB PhosAgro Baltic’s links to the Kremlin.