KIEV: The gangsters, and in some cases family members, bought luxurious property in prime London locations, including a £12.5m flat.
The daughter of a man dubbed the “Don of Odessa” is the registered owner of three homes in one expensive block.
The gang were from the Black Sea port of Odessa and made money in the oil industry.
They came on to the police’s radar in the late 1990s when they were suspected of drugs and arms smuggling. In the chaos following the collapse of the Soviet Union the gang branched out into Europe, using Italy as a base.
