The IC opened a case because of the illegal seizure by the Ukrainian authorities of the assets of the Russian bank

This is stated in the Telegram channel of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia.

"A decision was made to initiate a criminal case under part 4 of article 159 (fraud) and part 2 of article 169 of the Criminal Code of Russia (obstruction of lawful entrepreneurial activity). The investigation is under the control of the Prosecutor General's Office," the department said.

The Prosecutor General's Office estimated the damage to the Russian bank and its customers at more than $ 1 billion.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the resolution adopted in Ukraine regulating the sale of confiscated Russian assets and property, called it an open robbery on the part of the Kiev regime.

Zakharova expressed confidence that even a small part of the confiscated Russian property will not go to the needs of the inhabitants of Ukraine, since the country is "saturated" with corruption.