Recently, media outlets controlled by the aggressor circulated a statement by Dmitry Gachko, the beneficiary of the Russian concern “IT Global”, regarding the “relocation of client infrastructure from Western jurisdictions” and announced plans for future operations in occupied Sevastopol.
The stated reason was an alleged raid by Dutch law enforcement on the corporation’s subsidiary, “ITGlobal.Com NL B.V.,” on September 15. Following this, the infrastructure was reportedly “forcibly disconnected from the power supply, causing services to halt,” and an unnamed company director was allegedly “detained by local authorities.”
No reasons were cited, and neither Dutch authorities nor the press have reported on this event. It is worth noting that Gachko has a long history of operating in occupied Ukrainian territories, having been the “founder” of the “IT Park Rus” entity in Sevastopol since 2015. Furthermore, in 2024, it was announced that Gachko had “acquired 42 hectares of land in Crimea for 46.2 million rubles for future grape planting”, most likely through his Sevastopol-based entity, “Vysokoye Rodnoye.”
In addition to ongoing support from the occupation-era “Sevastopol Fund for Entrepreneurship Support,” at least 41 million rubles in “budgetary funds” were laundered through “IT Park Rus” via the rental of premises at the “Sevastopol Station of Young Technicians.”
It is not difficult to guess what the “young technicians” were doing in the occupied territory; our Association has repeatedly reported on the links between such entities and the Russian military and intelligence services, including their involvement in criminal and irresponsible experiments in the field of artificial intelligence. “IT Global” itself was observed collaborating with various components of the Russian military machine, such as “Sots-Tech,” the state-owned company “Alrosa,” “Alfa-Leasing”, linked to the “shadow fleet”, “MTS-Bank,” and others.
At the same time, Gachko and his handlers were clearly aware in advance of the heightened attention European agencies were paying to these activities, after he appeared in the EU sanction lists this July; as early as August, parts of the businessman’s operationsб including the startup “SimpleOne” were transferred to relatives, and business locations began shifting from EU countries to Vietnam.
