Oleg Tinkov, who sold his stake in the Tinkoff group, also sold summer cottages in Kamchatka and Astrakhan and plans to sell an icebreaker yacht. He stated that he is no longer a billionaire and his fortune is $0.2 billion.
The founder and former main shareholder of Tinkoff Bank, Oleg Tinkov, did not rule out the possibility of selling his La Datcha icebreaker yacht because he is unable to maintain it. He mentioned this in an interview with journalist Yuri Dudyu.
“A beautiful yacht, she spent a wonderful season in Kamchatka, and then in Antarctica. I haven’t visited my yacht yet – I hope I’ll visit somehow, although in this situation, rather, I need to sell it, because I don’t have much money, I won’t be able to support it, I’ll have to sell it,” said the businessman. He clarified that due to UK sanctions, the ship cannot enter British territorial waters, but there are no other restrictions. Tinkov estimated the cost of the yacht at about $100 million.
The 77-meter La Datcha is the first privately owned icebreaker in the world. She was launched in July 2020. A SeaExplorer-class vessel can stay on the high seas for up to 40 days without the need to return to port, the Yacht Harbor profile portal indicated. La Datcha is equipped with two helipads and its own submarine. The businessman leased the yacht – the cost of a week of stay on the ship was € 740,000 plus a deposit for additional expenses of 30%.
On February 24, Russia began a military operation in Ukraine, and in response, Western countries started to impose personal sanctions against Russian citizens and businessmen. Tinkov was blacklisted by Great Britain on March 24, even though he had previously spoken out against Russia’s military actions.
After the imposition of British sanctions, Tinkov again spoke out against the military conflict in Ukraine. After this, it became known about his intention to sell his stake in TCS Group, which controls Tinkoff Bank. The deal took place on April 28: Vladimir Potanin’s Interros announced the purchase of a 35% stake in TCS Group, owned by the Tinkov family.
In addition to selling a stake in Tinkoff Bank, the businessman has already sold other assets in Russia. Tinkov said in an interview that he sold two summer cottages included in the La Datcha project. “I owned two dachas in Kamchatka and in Astrakhan, now I have sold everything,” he said. “They were sold more or less at the market price, I won’t cry here.”
