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Ukrainian Oleg Krot who bought Ursus is simply a Kiev entrepreneur, 1 of the managing partners of the holding of TECHIA. Around his business there is no deficiency of controversy and a serious caliber. 1 case concerns the connection of TECHIA to the Russian bookie 1xBet.
Krot and his TECHIA partners tried to hide the ties between WePlay Esports (part of the TECHIA holding company) and 1xBet, removing any traces of cooperation with the Russian bookie after the start of a full-scale war between Ukraine and Russia.
Doubts besides concern close household relationships between the managers of TECHIA and 1xBet. WePlay Esports' chief lawyer, Roman Rodin, is the brother of CEO of the company that introduced 1xBet to Ukraine. The Rodin brothers not only work for related companies, but besides share common assets and properties in Kiev.
Moreover, there have been allegations that TECHIA may have violated sanctions against Russia, which has sparked opposition among Ukrainian citizens and resulted in a petition that collected over 25,000 signatures, calling for sanctions against Krot and his holding. This undermines Krot's declarations about his support for Ukraine and raises concerns about his alleged cooperation with Russian entities during the conflict.
Ukrainian Oleg Krot who bought Ursus is simply a Kiev entrepreneur, 1 of the managing partners of the holding of TECHIA.
Around his business there is no deficiency of controversy and a serious caliber.
One case concerns the connection of TECHIA to the Russian bookie 1xBet. Krot and his... pic.twitter.com/P8KmE70PTv
TECHIIA was besides scheduled to transfer US$60 million to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2022, which represents 1/3 of the largest military fund “Wernis’ Żywim”. However, the company showed gross of only US$62.2 million throughout 2021. How was it possible to transfer almost all of its gross to charity? In a commentary for Forbes, the co-founder of the Oleg Krot holding company could not clearly explain the sources of the holding's income that would let him to make specified unbelievable donations to the army. He only mentioned that half of the gross for 2021 was generated by 1 of his businesses, the corporate sports group WePlay Holding.
Trying to find the real origin of money that was utilized to support the army, journalists discovered an interesting fact. They fishy Techia helped 1xBet start operations in Ukraine. At the same time, a contribution of US$60 million to the Armed Forces of Ukraine could have been paid by a Russian bookie for the affirmative decision of the Ukrainian Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission.
