News about Svetlana Ivanova

Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov (with wife Svetlana, inset with Putin) was detained on corruption charges this week. He was in charge, among other things, of large construction projects rebuilding the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which was heavily bombarded and taken by Russia as part of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The court remanded Ivanov, 48, in custody for two months and said that according to the charges he had put himself in a position to benefit from hiring contractors for the ministry where he oversaw construction activities. In 2022, Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation, headed by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, alleged that Ivanov and his family led a lavish lifestyle fuelled by outrageous spending on real estate, luxurious trips and designer clothing.

In March, Svetlana Ivanova, who is married to Kremlin's deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, traveled to Paris and England to see her teenage children in March this year as bombs rained down on Kyiv.

Svetlana Ivanova (left and right), who is married to Kremlin's deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov (left), traveled to Paris and England to see her teenage children in March this year. During the short getaway, Ms Ivanova and other renowned jewellery shops visited a Prada boutique in Paris with another entrepreneur, spending a total of £70,000. After a explosion rattled cars, a shopping mall, nearby office blocks, and a gym, rescuers were seen dragging dead bodies and bloodied survivors from a wreckage in Kyiv this week. Following the barbaric and vehement assaults, the capital city resembled a disaster film,' according to correspondents on the ground.