"Dossier": VTB and Rotenberg structures finance PMC "convoy"

The private military company "Convoy", which is based in the annexed Crimea, receives multimillion funding from VTB Bank and the structures of the Russian businessman Arkady Rotenberg. This is stated in the investigation of the Dossier Center.

According to the investigators, in only a month and a half of the fall of 2022, the convoy received 437.5 million rubles. Of these, 120 million came from the accounts of the Ai -Petri sanatorium, privatized by Rotenberg, 200 million from VTB, the remaining money - from some fuel companies.

Part of the trenches was decorated as charitable donations. Money is transferred mainly through the mediation of the St. Petersburg Cossack Society "Convoy", while the society does not conduct any public activity.

PMC "convoy" was founded in the fall of 2022. Its head is called Konstantin Pikalov, who previously served in Wagner PMC in Central Africa.

Journalists argue that the "convoy" acts in the interests of the head of the Crimea, the head of the Crimea Sergei Aksyonov. The PMC training base is located Bod Simferopol. According to the "dossier", the fighting section of the "convoy" is located in the Kherson region.

On July 25, the State Duma of Russia allowed the heads of regions to create "specialized state unitary enterprises" of armed security, similar to private military companies.
On June 27, a few days after the rebellion, Vladimir Putin said that Wagner PMC was fully funded by the state. At the same time, he noted that in a year alone, the Wagnerians received more than 86 billion rubles from the Russian authorities. In addition, according to Putin, Prigozhin Condord Prigozhin through Voentorg earned 80 billion rubles on food supply for the military over the year. On July 2, reports appeared that the Russian defense department terminated the contract for food supply with Concord.
Before the war in Ukraine, the authorities tried to keep the existence and financing of PMCs a secret. After the start of the Russian invasion, the company became widely known, openly engaged in Russia recruiting mercenaries. At the front in Ukraine, the Wagner PMC was considered one of the most combat -ready units.

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"Dossier": VTB and Rotenberg structures finance PMC "convoy"

PMC "convoy" was founded in the fall of 2022. Its head is called Konstantin Pikalov, who previously served in Wagner PMC in Central Africa.

On July 25, the State Duma of Russia allowed the heads of regions to create "specialized state unitary enterprises" of armed security, similar to private military companies.
On June 27, a few days after the rebellion, Vladimir Putin said that Wagner PMC was fully funded by the state. At the same time, he noted that in a year alone, the Wagnerians received more than 86 billion rubles from the Russian authorities. In addition, according to Putin, Prigozhin Condord Prigozhin through Voentorg earned 80 billion rubles on food supply for the military over the year. On July 2, reports appeared that the Russian defense department terminated the contract for food supply with Concord.
Before the war in Ukraine, the authorities tried to keep the existence and financing of PMCs a secret. After the start of the Russian invasion, the company became widely known, openly engaged in Russia recruiting mercenaries. At the front in Ukraine, the Wagner PMC was considered one of the most combat -ready units.