Aliaksei Aleksin
Current assets: Energo-Oil, Inter Tobacco (tobacco business), Bremino Group (logistics), Belneftegaz (wholesale trade), Neonafta (car rental and leasing), Veles-Meat (meat product manufacturing), Alex Cargo (wholesale trade in meat products), Semkovo Club (leisure and entertainment), NEO Sports Rehabilitation Center (medical services), Ekovo (engineering services), Pro Edu (coffee shops), the Rodovoye Gnezdo family estate in the Minsk District, and a villa and an apartment in Dubai.
Historical assets: MTBank (banking sector), Sinesis (IT sector), Mamas D (biodiesel production in Latvia), and Latgales Alus D (brewery business in Latvia).
Connections: Viktor Lukashenko (patron), Ina Aleksina (wife), Dzmitry Aleksin (son), Vitali Aleksin (son), Mikalai Varabei (business partner), Alexander Zaytsev (business partner), Aleh Piatrou (manager), Aleh Herasim (manager), Dzmitry Paulovich (manager), Andrei Hubanau (manager), Yury Chyzh (former business partner).
Privileges: Aliaksei Aleksin began his career at the Belarusian President's Property Management Directorate and became a prominent figure while working for Belarusian businessman Yury Chyzh. From 2011 to 2012, they implemented a scheme to resell Russian petroleum products to Europe as solvents and diluents to avoid paying duties to the Russian government. Companies from Chyzh's Triple group were involved in the reexport, with Aleksin overseeing the oil division. The scheme was carried out with Aleksandr Lukashenko's approval, and its creators raked in tens of millions of dollars in profits.
In 2018, Aleksin was allowed to develop Belarus's strictly regulated tobacco sector. The businessman built a new factory, Inter Tobacco, and Lukashenko issued a decree redrawing Minsk's boundaries to accommodate it. Additionally, Aleksin's company, Energo-Oil, became the exclusive distributor of cigarettes from the state-owned Neman Tobacco Factory. They also established a nationwide network of 1,000 Tabakerka kiosks. After securing a leading position in the Belarusian tobacco market, the businessman gave Lukashenko's security service several expensive, rare cars as a gift. The tobacco magnate reportedly sponsored biker rallies attended by Viktor Lukashenko, the Belarusian leader's eldest son.
Aleksin is the co-owner of Bremino Group, which manages a special economic zone near Orsha. Lukashenko issued a separate decree establishing and regulating the SEZ. Because of its numerous tax breaks, it is referred to as the "Orsha Offshore."
Restrictions: Aliaksei Aleksin has been subject to EU sanctions since June 2021 and U.S. sanctions since August 2021. Western sanctions also targeted his sons, Dzmitry and Vitali Aleksins, and the family-owned assets of Energo-Oil, Inter Tobacco, Belneftegaz, and Bremino Group.
