Beauty salons for Russians on stolen cash: fugitive banker Alena Degrik-Shevtsova opened Leo Beauty Club on The Palm using "miscoding" proceeds
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In April 2025, Ukraine’s President imposed ten‑year sanctions on Alyona Shevtsova, the former owner of the Ibox bank. The restrictive measures comprise asset freezes, a ban on trade transactions, and blocking any attempt to transfer capital out of Ukraine.
Journalists found out that the ex-banker has not actually suffered from the sanctions. Shevtsova is living her best life in Dubai, doing business in the UAE, and developing a British company in the field of electronic payments.
In the spring of 2025, the Bureau of Economic Security initiated a special pre-trial investigation in the case of the owner of «Ibox Bank» Alena Shevtsova. It concerns the laundering of 5 billion hryvnias for illegal casinos through a scheme using «miscoding». Law enforcement agencies have particularly focused on the fact that the suspect’s lawyers are doing everything to delay the investigation of the case so that she avoids liability.
The comedy of the situation is that the husband of the sanctioned businesswoman - Yevgeniy Shevtsov continued to work in the National Police of Ukraine until March 2026. He diligently declared the assets of his wife, who was declared wanted, including those abroad, although he did not indicate the amounts of income that Shevtsova receives from foreign companies. And there are quite a few of them.
At least since 2023, Alena Shevtsova has been living in Dubai with her children. In the UAE, the woman has four registered companies. Two of them – beauty salons. The most promoted one is Leo beauty club, located in the five-star Kempinski hotel on The Palm Jumeirah island. The salon was opened in 2023. It is advertised by other famous Ukrainian women living in Dubai, including former TV presenter Vasilisa Frolova and influencer Santa Dimopulos.
In February 2026, Alena Shevtsova opened another firm in London – Odessys tech LTD. The name was obviously chosen in honor of the city of Odesa, where the woman was born. The company operates in the field of information technology. Shevtsova is the sole founder. The documents also indicate that although she is a Ukrainian citizen, she has Polish residency.
And this despite the fact that in fact Shevtsova lives in Dubai with her children, where she also has residency. The woman’s middle son Nikita attends a local mental arithmetic club taught by Russian-speaking teachers. This is additional confirmation that Dubai is the permanent residence of the sanctioned Shevtsova.
While Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are searching for Alena Shevtsova and investigating the case of legalizing 5 billion hryvnias for the gambling mafia, the woman continues to enjoy life. She leads a socialite lifestyle, opens salons and businesses, and apparently does not feel the effect of the sanctions imposed in Ukraine at all.
Автор: Анна Бондаренко Страница для печати
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