{"id":269476,"date":"2024-08-26T19:10:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T16:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/?p=269476"},"modified":"2024-08-30T08:18:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T05:18:32","slug":"razdajsya-more-gref-idet-kak-glava-sberbanka-rossii-pribiraet-k-rukam-yuzhnyj-bereg-kryma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/en\/investigations\/269476\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gref, Head of Russian Sberbank, Occpies the Southern Shore of Crimea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the most influential persons of Russia, Herman Gref, the Head of\u00a0 \u00abSberbank of Russia\u00bb, old friend of Vladimir Putin, actively develops the Southern Shore of Crimea. For his benefit, lucrative land plots are transferred or expropriated from local residents; buildings are destroyed; Massandra vineyards and unique forests are erased; property and businesses of local entrepreneurs and even unique tourist objects are eliminated. Gref replaces them with multi-billion palaces and hotels. Russian Crimean \u00abauthorities\u00bb are waiters who deliver their hungry \u00abguest\u00bb new and more delicious meals. <\/b><\/p>\n

Bulldozers of Gref\u2019s \u00abMriya\u00bb\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Luxury hotel complex Mriya Resort & Spa in Opolzneve village in Great Yalta is owned by \u00abSberbank Russia\u00bb through LLC \u00abGarant-SV\u00bb and its founders LLC \u00abAuktsyon\u00bb and \u00abGamma-S\u00bb. The Ukrainian office of \u00abSberbank Russia\u00bb launched its construction before the Russian occupation of Crimea. Ukrainian government, headed by Mykola Azarov, adopted beneficial taxation regime for this \u00abstrategic investor\u00bb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Half built sanatorium of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of USSR has been completely erased. It was built for the personnel of Kyiv Avia Factory, the developer of the largest plane in the world \u2013 AN-225, better known under the name \u00abMriya\u00bb [Dream]. Founders of current hotel complex borrowed name \u00abMriya\u00bb and destroyed everything else.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Half built sanatorium of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of USSR. Photo: mriyaresort.com<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

In August 2014, Putin held the session of the Russian National Security Council and meetings with members of the Russian State Duma in not-yet-completed \u00abMriya\u00bb. He recognized the <\/span>use of Russian troops<\/span><\/a> during so-called Crimean referendum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mriya Resort & Spa became one of the most expensive hotel complexes in Crimea. Yalta International Economic Forum was conducted each year in \u00abMriya\u00bb. This investment forum hosted propagandist forum of \u00ab<\/span>friends of Russian occupation of Crimea<\/span><\/a>\u00bb. This activity of the hotel caused the US to impose sanctions on its founder LLC \u00abGarant-SV\u00bb in November 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Center of Journalist Investigations told the story of \u00abMriya\u00bb and its role in the Russian occupation of Crimea in an investigation \u00ab<\/span>How sanctioned hotel \u00abMriya\u00bb wins World Travel Awards<\/b><\/a>\u00bb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018, hotel complex expanded and included \u00abWine Park\u00bb. The \u00abpark\u00bb has been set up on lands illegally expropriated upon the request of Herman Gref from Ukrainian national wine factory \u00abMassandra\u00bb. 13 hectares of vineyard of white muscat near \u00abMriya\u00bb were destroyed. New vineyard, two times smaller, was planted. The seizure of lands of unique \u00abMassandra\u00bb was highlighted in our material \u00ab<\/span>Russian oligarchs-winemakers on stolen lands of \u00abMassandra\u00bb and their European puppets<\/b><\/a>\u00bb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hotel complex Mriya Resort & Spa. Photo: mriya.maot.ru <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Now complex Mriya Resort & Spa together with \u00abWine Park\u00bb occupies 50 hectares of the land near the sea shore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Herman Gref announced recently the construction of another hotel near \u00abMriya\u00bb \u2013 with 420 rooms (\u00abMriya\u00bb has 425 rooms).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00abHotel complex will be built into existing landscape, into the city\u2026 it will be astonishing project\u00bb, as said Gref.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project of new hotel, more advanced that \u00abMriya\u00bb, has been developed, as reported Gref. It is planned \u00abto move the sea\u00bb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00abNow the beach zone is being constructed. We will expand the beach by 25 meters into the sea\u00bb, as said head of \u00abSberbank\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00abDachas of Herman Gref\u00bb in Alupka\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Local residents call \u00abdachas of Herman Gref\u00bb new luxury residential complex in Alupka, built on the location of destroyed Soviet time sanatorium \u00abZlatoust\u00bb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The scale of construction works can be seen on amateur video made in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n