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"The final amount is unknown. [Police] confiscated a cache only in [Zakharchenko's] house; it is not yet known how many more assets [he has], but we are working in this direction."

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Zakharchenko has been officially accused of an abuse of power, obstruction of justice, and accepting bribes, all tied to the giant cash bag found in his apartment. The apartment itself was linked to Zakharchenko through his sister, the official owner of the apartment, and police reportedly had to work hard to find a sufficiently large evidence box that could hold the incredible amount of cash.

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Zakharchenko's lawyers don't exactly have an easy job ahead of them, and for now, they're focusing on getting their client out of prison for the next two months. To that end, they've proposed two alternatives:

"We are asking about two alternative measures: home arrest or 70 million rubles ($1 million) bail."

For his part, Zakharchenko has understandably refused to comment on the case, declining to give any legitimate reason he might have had for having so much money in his sister's apartment, stating only that he's innocent of all charges.

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