Odessa was left without an “Angel”: the media reported the death of reputable businessman Angert
At the age of 62, the famous authoritative Odessa businessman Alexander Angert, better known in the city as Sasha Angel, died.
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This was reported by former senior investigator for especially important cases of the GPU (2003-2010) Galina Klimovich.
"Angert has died—the man who took a good ten years of my professional life. Of the dead, one either speaks well of them or nothing at all, so I'll remain silent. But for some reason, my heart is sad. Perhaps because dealing with people like him was in many ways more honest and understandable than with the 'authorities' in power," she wrote on her Facebook page.
Ukrainian media describe Angert as the "shadow king" of Odessa. According to "Comments," Alexander Angert was a private figure, with only one photograph of him available in public sources. However, in 1997, this rule was violated when he entered into an open media dispute with then-mayor Eduard Gurvits. Odessa television channels were chosen as the venue for the showdown.
“Recall that in 1998, the host of the TV program “Completely Not Logical” on Odessa TV, Grigory Kvasnyuk, showed a story from an ambulance that was delivering Boris Anikeichik, the seriously wounded driver of Alexander Nikolaevsky, to the hospital. The latter told before his death how Alexander Angert (nickname “Angel”) sponsored mayoral candidate Eduard Gurvits. Now, as you know, the activities of “Angel” are associated with the current mayor Gennady Trukhanov,” the publication says.
The Odessa publication "Otkat" reports that "rumors recently circulated about Angert's serious illness and his treatment in an Austrian clinic, after which journalists and social media users began actively discussing the possible redistribution of Odessa, which would be left without Angel, as well as whether his ally Gennady Trukhanov would be able to maintain his position."
According to media reports, Angert Alexander Anatolyevich, born in 1955, was convicted of premeditated murder in 1979, which is where his criminal career began.
“I served 10 years out of 15, was released in 1990, after which I began “collaboration” with such criminal “sharks” of Odessa as Valery Tomal and Victor Kulivar (Karabas). After rising above Tomal, the death of Karabas and victory over the eternal enemies from the “thieves” world - Georgiy Stoyanov and Sergei Ershov (Katsap), Angel received unlimited influence and significant assets in business. By the way, as a result of an open war between the Katsapovskys and the Angelovskys, Ershov’s wife’s leg was torn off, which was the reason for Katsap’s capitulation. He soon became a business partner of a famous Russian entrepreneur, the current father-in-law of Roman Abramovich, Alexander Zhukov. It is known that the latter made money by pumping Russian oil through the port of Odessa, as well as by selling weapons. In recent years, Angert lived in London,” the publication says.
Angert chose the capital of Great Britain - London as his place of residence, while being a citizen of two states - Israel and Venezuela.
According to the publication, the mayor of Odessa Gennady Trukhanov, who has been officially on vacation since May 10, went to the funeral of a friend.
Odessa is left without an "Angel": media reported the death of influential businessman Angert.