‘Immortal love’ and heirloom real estate

Team Navalny exposes the secret wealth of Gen. Alexey Sedov, head of the FSB’s Second Service

Gen. Alexey Sedov, the current head of FSB’s Second Service, tasked with “the defense of constitutional government and countering terrorism,” is worth a billion rubles (or $17.2 million), according to “The FSB’s Bandit-in-Chief,” a new investigation published by Navalny Live on YouTube.

The FSB’s Second Service specializes in suppressing Russia’s political opposition. They conduct surveillance, harass and attack inconvenient figures, and make up lists of “foreign agents” and “undesirable organizations.” Alexey Sedov is currently in charge of this repressive organ.

Team Navalny has established that Sedov owns a 5,000-square-foot house in Moscow’s elite Serebryany Bor neighborhood, a private and scenic wooded area overlooking the Moscow River. The investigative team estimates the property’s value as 900 million rubles (about $15.5 million).

In the past, the Serebryany Bor property belonged to Mosdachtrest, a real estate company owned by the oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov. The property’s current registered owner is the Russian Federation. Team Navalny does not disclose the sources that allowed them to conclude that the address really does belong to Sedov.

According to the video, Sedov and his family own other real estate, valued at 25, 30, 35 and 70 million rubles (in the range, that is, roughly between $430,000 and $1.2 million).

The value of the real estate belonging to Sedov’s daughter was established by the investigative team “on the basis of food delivery orders.” This may be Team Navalny’s reference to a recent Yandex.Eda (translated as “Yandex.Food”) data leak.

In addition, members of Sedov’s family own an array of luxury cars, including a Gelandewagen — a G-class Mercedes SUV, marketed by Mercedes as a car “for those who live forever” in its “Immortal Love” campaign.

It is also asserted in the new video that Sedov’s grandchild was fathered by an Italian citizen, who owns additional real estate in Sicily.