# Navalny team traces Ozon stake financing to Putin ally Gennady Timchenko

https://mins.news/en/item/34701

- Meduza, 2026-08-27 17:31 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/27/who-owns-ozon-russia-s-second-largest-online-marketplace-team-navalny-traced-the-money-behind-its-biggest-shareholder-to-putin-s-friend-gennady-timchenko

> An Anti-Corruption Foundation investigation says Ozon’s largest shareholder, Alexander Chachava, used money from entities controlled by billionaire and Putin ally Gennady Timchenko to buy his stake. The entities held 34.95% of Ozon by April 2026, according to the investigation, which urged the EU to sanction people and companies allegedly controlling the stake for Putin and his inner circle.

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