Ivan Orlov
Barely thirty minutes after the robbery, the picture arrived at the yacht Irina, moored in Puerto Banús.
The vessel was sailing under the flag of the Cayman Islands, although it officially belonged to a Ukrainian company, so it was also flying the Ukrainian flag, as required. In reality, the only individual using the boat was Ivan Orlov.
Ivan Orlov, known in certain circles as “The Russian”, was - at least in theory – the Ukrainian consul in Monaco. When his multifarious engagements allowed him to, he divided his free time between the principality and Marbella.
He was a man of normal height and build, in his late seventies, though he didn't look it.
He was one of the most powerful men on the planet. His power rested on two pillars: he was a personal friend of the supreme au
