Reported by Pravda

As of July 2023, Russia had imported at least 3,600 luxury cars since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, even though the G7 countries imposed restrictions on exporting such goods to the Russian Federation in early March 2022.

Ukrainska Pravdaʼs investigation has shown that Russian billionaires are overpaying for “logistical inconveniences”. However, Kremlin oligarchs can still afford it despite sanctions and restrictions.

The largest number of imported cars was Mercedes, with 764 imported, of which 49 were Mercedes Maybachs.

With a small margin, BMWs are in second place with 718 cars imported, most notably the latest models of 2023, for example, X5 and X7.

More than 300 Range Rovers and 119 Land Cruisers also entered Russia from 24 February 2022 to 31 July 2023. Lamborghini, Bentley, Cadillac, Porsche and Ferrari cars were imported to Russia in smaller volumes.

Luxury Western-produced cars were imported to Russia from Belarus, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Korea, and others.

Read full report: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/1/7449188/index.amp