{"id":11307,"date":"2017-06-26T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=11307"},"modified":"2017-06-26T18:30:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T18:30:12","slug":"mail-ru-group-tries-to-circumvent-ukrainian-sanctions-through-cyprus-offshore-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/mail-ru-group-tries-to-circumvent-ukrainian-sanctions-through-cyprus-offshore-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail.Ru Group tries to circumvent Ukrainian sanctions through Cyprus offshore company"},"content":{"rendered":"

This OSINT investigation of InformNapalm volunteer intelligence community reveals the attempts of the Russian Mail.Ru Group to circumvent the restrictions on its activity in Ukraine through the Cyprus offshore company Nessly Holdings Limited.\u00a0Mail.Ru Group also owns VK and Odnoklassniki social networks which\u00a0<\/strong>have been banned by Ukrainian sanctions<\/strong><\/a>. Read more in the technical report by InformNapalm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mail.Ru posing as Poshukach<\/h2>\n

On June 01, 2017, General Director of Mail.Ru Group, Boris Dobrodeiev announced <\/a>\u00a0the shutdown of company’s offices in Ukraine. Dobrodeiev said that\u00a0Ukrainian operation had not been contributing significantly into the company’s revenue.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the Mail.Ru Group has no intention to easily give up the revenue generated by the Ukrainians and, as a result, tries to keep its foothold in the territory of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

On May 24, 2017, poshukach.com domain name was registered. Since its launch, the relevant web site has quickly gained traction and according to\u00a0Alexa<\/a>, its traffic already ranks the 492nd in Ukraine as of June 12, 2017.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, despite the Ukrainian-sounding name which means “Searcher” in Ukrainian, Poshukach has nothing to do with Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The website’s interface is in Russian and English without any hint of Ukrainian.<\/p>\n

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The domain\u00a0POSHUKACH.COM was registered by the Russian domain name registrar RU-CENTER; the identity of the registrant has been hidden by the Russian privacy protection service whoisproxy.ru.<\/p>\n

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The source code of the home page has references to the FreeU browser co-developed<\/a>\u00a0by Mail.Ru Group.<\/p>\n

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POSHUKACH.COM\u00a0is in the network physically located in Russia.<\/p>\n

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Nessly Holdings Limited<\/h2>\n

The Nessly Company (also known as Nessly Holdings Limited) mentioned above is an offshore company affiliated with Mail.Ru Group. The company was incorporated in Cyprus, contact email:\u00a0nessly@my.com. The network where the FreeU’s browser server is located, was also registered in the name of Nessly Company.<\/p>\n

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The my.com service is\u00a0a subsidiary of Mail.Ru Group<\/a> for international operations, which proves a connection between the Mail.Ru Group and Nessly Holdings.<\/p>\n

The director of\u00a0Nessly Holdings Ltd<\/a> is one Elena Azarenko<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Moreover, Elena Azarenko holds (or held) a position of a Director in the companies related to Mail.Ru Group: MGL Mail.Ru Equity Limited, VK.COM Holdings Limited, MRGroup Invetsments Limited, Odnoklassniki Holdings Limited, MGL Mail.Ru Internet Assets Limited.<\/p>\n

A search on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0confirms that Elena Azarenko works for Mairl.Ru Group.<\/p>\n

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There is another (empty) LinkedIn profile<\/a> of Elena Azarenko where she is specified as\u00a0a representative of Mail.Ru Group in Cyprus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Apparently, Nessly Holdings Limited is affiliated with the Mail.Ru Group. Through this company, the Mail.Ru Group tries to circumvent the sanctions implemented against Russian IT companies in Ukraine. Neither the <\/strong>POSHUKACH.COM<\/strong> domain, nor the related IP address have been blocked by Ukrainian providers.<\/strong> As a result, Mail.Ru is still present in the Ukrainian market, and uses its own search engine to show the results which Mail.Ru deems “more relevant”; the company makes money from advertising for Ukrainian users as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This publication was prepared by<\/em> Volodymyr Kolesnykov<\/a> specially<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>InformNapalm<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Translated by Iulia Gloviak, edited by Artem Velichko<\/em><\/h5>\n
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Read more in the technical report by InformNapalm.<\/strong>\r\n<h2>Mail.Ru posing as Poshukach<\/h2>\r\nOn June 01, 2017, General Director of Mail.Ru Group, Boris Dobrodeiev <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kommersant.ru\/doc\/3313550\">announced <\/a>\u00a0the shutdown of company's offices in Ukraine. Dobrodeiev said that\u00a0Ukrainian operation had not been contributing significantly into the company's revenue.\r\n\r\nNevertheless, the Mail.Ru Group has no intention to easily give up the revenue generated by the Ukrainians and, as a result, tries to keep its foothold in the territory of Ukraine.\r\n\r\nOn May 24, 2017, poshukach.com domain name was registered. Since its launch, the relevant web site has quickly gained traction and according to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexa.com\/siteinfo\/poshukach.com\">Alexa<\/a>, its traffic already ranks the 492nd in Ukraine as of June 12, 2017.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/poshukach-alexa.png\" \/>\r\n\r\nAnyway, despite the Ukrainian-sounding name which means \"Searcher\" in Ukrainian, Poshukach has nothing to do with Ukraine.\r\n\r\nThe website's interface is in Russian and English without any hint of Ukrainian.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/poshukach-0.png\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe domain\u00a0POSHUKACH.COM was registered by the Russian domain name registrar RU-CENTER; the identity of the registrant has been hidden by the Russian privacy protection service whoisproxy.ru.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/poshukach-1.png\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe source code of the home page has references to the FreeU browser <a href=\"https:\/\/tjournal.ru\/44669-vkontakte-predlozhila-ukraincam-peredelannii-brauzer-amigo-s-tor-dlya-obhoda-blokirovok\">co-developed<\/a>\u00a0by Mail.Ru Group.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/poshukach-source.png\" \/>\r\n\r\nPOSHUKACH.COM\u00a0is in the network physically located in Russia.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/poshukach-2.png\" \/>\r\n<h2>Nessly Holdings Limited<\/h2>\r\nThe Nessly Company (also known as Nessly Holdings Limited) mentioned above is an offshore company affiliated with Mail.Ru Group. The company was incorporated in Cyprus, contact email:\u00a0nessly@my.com. The network where the FreeU's browser server is located, was also registered in the name of Nessly Company.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/poshukach-3.png\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe my.com service is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My.com\">a subsidiary of Mail.Ru Group<\/a> for international operations, which proves a connection between the Mail.Ru Group and Nessly Holdings.\r\n\r\nThe director of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opencorporates.com\/companies\/cy\/HE178803\">Nessly Holdings Ltd<\/a> is one <a href=\"https:\/\/opencorporates.com\/officers\/254370771\">Elena Azarenko<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/poshukach-4.png\" \/>\r\n\r\nMoreover, Elena Azarenko holds (or held) a position of a Director in the companies related to Mail.Ru Group: MGL Mail.Ru Equity Limited, VK.COM Holdings Limited, MRGroup Invetsments Limited, Odnoklassniki Holdings Limited, MGL Mail.Ru Internet Assets Limited.\r\n\r\nA search on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elena-azarenko-41248b12\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0confirms that Elena Azarenko works for Mairl.Ru Group.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/azarenko-linkedin.png\" \/>\r\n\r\nThere is another (empty) LinkedIn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elena-azarenko-443728133\/\">profile<\/a> of Elena Azarenko where she is specified as\u00a0<strong>a representative of Mail.Ru Group in Cyprus<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/azarenko-linkedin-2.png\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Apparently, Nessly Holdings Limited is affiliated with the Mail.Ru Group. Through this company, the Mail.Ru Group tries to circumvent the sanctions implemented against Russian IT companies in Ukraine. Neither the <\/strong><strong>POSHUKACH.COM<\/strong> <strong>domain, nor the related IP address have been blocked by Ukrainian providers.<\/strong> <strong>As a result, Mail.Ru is still present in the Ukrainian market, and uses its own search engine to show the results which Mail.Ru deems \"more relevant\"; the company makes money from advertising for Ukrainian users as well.<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/InformNapalm_logo_05.png\"><img class=\" wp-image-8997 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/08\/InformNapalm_logo_05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a><em>This publication was prepared by<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/volodymyr.kolesnykov.5\">Volodymyr Kolesnykov<\/a><em> specially<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/\"><em>InformNapalm<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Translated by Iulia Gloviak, edited by Artem Velichko<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<div class=\"_li\" style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\r\n<\/em><em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"><em>Creative Commons \u2014 Attribution 4.0 International \u2014 CC BY 4.0<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>\r\nRepost and\u00a0share with friends.\r\nFor notifications about InformNapalm investigations follow us on\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/informnapalm24\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InformNapalm\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/informnapalm\">Telegram<\/a>.<\/h5>\r\n ","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11307"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11312,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11307\/revisions\/11312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}