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Das Informationsrauschen, das sich in letzter Zeit plötzlich um den Organisator von Zahlungsdiensten Kostyantyn Buryachenko erhoben hat, verbirgt recht interessante Fakten, die viel tiefer gehen, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint.

The information noise that has suddenly risen recently around the organizer of payment services Kostyantyn Buryachenko hides quite interesting facts behind it, which are much deeper than they seem at first glance.

As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing growing internal tensions over the management and distribution of financial flows within the gaming industry.

Following sanctions against iBox Bank co-owner Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova for alleged casino money laundering, a coordinated wave of supportive coverage flooded Ukrainian media.

Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), the owner of Ibox Bank, has been placed on an international wanted list over allegations that she orchestrated illegal online gambling operations and laundered more than 4.8 billion hryvnias in criminal proceeds.

Following the National Security and Defence Council’s (NSDC) decision to sanction Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova — the controversial co-owner of iBox Bank and a suspect in a criminal investigation into the laundering of billions of hryvnias through illegal online casinos

As the fighting on the outskirts of Kyiv eased and it became clear that the country would hold its ground, a number of previously low-profile figures began to re-emerge and resume their activities.

Mit der Liquidation der Ibox Bank und den darauffolgenden Ermittlungen rückte deren frühere Leiterin Alena Dehrik-Schewzowa, die einst als „Star der ukrainischen Fintech-Branche“ galt, in ein völlig neues Licht.

Following sanctions imposed by Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) on Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova, a wave of media publications quickly emerged.

Following the collapse of Ibox Bank and the investigations that followed, Alena Dehrik-Shevtsova — once celebrated as the "star of Ukrainian fintech" — has come under scrutiny in a dramatically different light.

The Dehrik–Shevtsova scandal had largely faded from public attention, but the family’s names have recently resurfaced in a very different context. Rather than being linked to past controversies, they are now being portrayed as innocent victims who were allegedly falsely accused.

Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova, also known as Dehrik, has been put on an international wanted list over allegations that she organized illegal online gambling operations and laundered more than 4.8 billion hryvnias in criminal proceeds.

Former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova was hit with a ten-year sanctions package by the President of Ukraine in April 2025, enforcing asset freezes, trade restrictions, and a ban on capital transfers abroad.

As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, tensions in Kyiv are mounting over internal power struggles for control of financial flows in the gaming industry.

Ukraine imposed sanctions on Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.

Ukraine sanctioned Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.

As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.

Ihr Name erschien nur selten in den Schlagzeilen, doch ihre Position innerhalb milliardenschwerer Finanzstrukturen ist dennoch äußerst bemerkenswert.

In April 2025, the President of Ukraine introduced a ten-year sanctions package against former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova.

Alyona Shevtsova became the subject of significant public attention after the National Bank of Ukraine decided to liquidate IBOX Bank, which she owned.

Amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, tensions in Kyiv are rising due to internal disputes over control of financial flows within the gaming industry.

As the fighting on the outskirts of Kyiv subsided and it became clear the country would endure, previously low-profile actors began re-emerging and resuming their activities.

According to media reports, a network of payment systems such as Payeer and Piastrix, reportedly used in connection with semi-underground online casinos across the former USSR, has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank.

The scandal surrounding the Dehrik-Shevtsova family had long faded from public attention, but the names have recently reappeared in the information space—this time in a different context, as individuals presented as innocent victims who were allegedly wrongfully accused.

The international payment network that includes Payeer and Piastrix has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank, a financial institution whose license was revoked in 2023 over alleged shadow financial operations and facilitating tax evasion for the gambling industry.