Former FSB officer gained control of Russia's largest tobacco supplier This material (information) is produced and distributed by Bell's foreign agent or relates to Bell's foreign agent's activities. Japan International Tobacco's 18+ Russian assets are now controlled by Industrial Assets JSC, owned by former FSB officer Sergei Dermov, according to a comment by the company's CEO Anton Pivovarov to RBC. He stated that the priority of the new management is "stable operation of the enterprise and fulfillment of obligations". New managers It was still unclear to whom exactly Vladimir Putin transferred control of JTI's assets on Thursday. The order did not include an INN, and there were at least three companies named Industrial Assets JSC: one was related to the former head of Baltica and Putin's good friend Timuraz Bulov, the second was part of the holding of the owner of Stolto and an active participant in the redistribution of assets of foreigners Arman Sarkisian, the third - the youngest agency, is outside. Industrial JSC Assets This was registered on September 16, 2026 with an authorized capital of 100 thousand rubles, the sole founder is the former commander of military unit 68936 in Ufa, Sergey Dermov. He also owns a boxing club and a real estate management company in Crimea. The RBC reporter went to the address of the registration of industrial property in the Moscow district of Chertnovo Center, but found there a high-rise residential building, where no one had heard of such a company. Sergey Darmov worked in the state's security agencies from 2000 to 2016, according to his official biography, and was the deputy director for security at the Ofturia seaport. According to the leaks investigated by the agency, he received income, including from the head of the FSB of the Kursk region, and his phone number is recorded by other users as "Sergey Nach FSB Evpatoria", "Tipa Rostek" and "Sergey Ot Omra". From 2019 to 2024, Dramov was a deputy of the Crimean State Council from the Liberal-Democratic Party. what was taken

Former FSB officer gained control of Russia's largest tobacco supplier This material (information) is produced and distributed by Bell's foreign agent or relates to Bell's foreign agent's activities. Japan International Tobacco's 18+ Russian assets are now controlled by Industrial Assets JSC, owned by former FSB officer Sergei Dermov, according to a comment by the company's CEO Anton Pivovarov to RBC. He stated that the priority of the new management is "stable operation of the enterprise and fulfillment of obligations". New managers It was still unclear to whom exactly Vladimir Putin transferred control of JTI's assets on Thursday. The order did not include an INN, and there were at least three companies named Industrial Assets JSC: one was related to the former head of Baltica and Putin's good friend Timuraz Bulov, the second was part of the holding of the owner of Stolto and an active participant in the redistribution of assets of foreigners Arman Sarkisian, the third - the youngest agency, is outside. Industrial JSC Assets This was registered on September 16, 2026 with an authorized capital of 100 thousand rubles, the sole founder is the former commander of military unit 68936 in Ufa, Sergey Dermov. He also owns a boxing club and a real estate management company in Crimea. The RBC reporter went to the address of the registration of industrial property in the Moscow district of Chertnovo Center, but found there a high-rise residential building, where no one had heard of such a company. Sergey Darmov worked in the state's security agencies from 2000 to 2016, according to his official biography, and was the deputy director for security at the Ofturia seaport. According to the leaks investigated by the agency, he received income, including from the head of the FSB of the Kursk region, and his phone number is recorded by other users as "Sergey Nach FSB Evpatoria", "Tipa Rostek" and "Sergey Ot Omra". From 2019 to 2024, Dramov was a deputy of the Crimean State Council from the Liberal-Democratic Party. what was taken