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Russia's FSB detains Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg port ... - Meduza Officers from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) have searched multiple addresses in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region tied to businessman Ilya Traber. The St. Petersburg-based news outlet Fontankareportsthat security forces searched Traber’s mansion in the Leningrad region, his office on Starorusskaya Street, and several businesses. Traber and his longtime business partner Vladimir Danilenko are suspected of involvement in organizing the murder of St. Petersburg entrepreneur and municipal deputy Alexander Petrov, according to sources cited byFontankaandthe Russian business news outlet RBC. “The case had been stalled for several years, but investigators recently received new information,” one of RBC’s sources said. That source added that Traber is expected to be brought to Moscow, to the Investigative Committee’s Main Investigative Directorate. Alexander Petrov was killed in 2020, shot leaving a bathhouse on his property in the Vyborg district. His killers were never found. Petrov’s son is former Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov, whotoldFontanka he has no information about the investigation and is not …

FSB Arrests St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber in Murder Investigation Sources told Russian media that Traber, who has reported ties to Vladimir Putin, is suspected of being involved in the murder of a businessman and politician in 2022.

Russia arrests Ilya Traber, the Leningrad beer-bar manager who became a Putin-backed oil tycoon among St. Petersburg’s crime bosses. Here’s his story. <p>Ilya Traber — an oil port owner in Ust-Luga with sprawling commercial interests, known by the nickname “the Antique Dealer” — was detained in St. Petersburg on June 17. Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, led the operation, and the country’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in Moscow linked to his alleged role in the murder of Alexander Petrov, a lawmaker. Traber’s business partner Vladimir Danilenko was also detained. Investigators also searched the home of Gennady Petrov — no relation to the murder victim, despite the shared surname — in connection with the same case. Journalists have long identified Nikolai Shamalov as one of Traber’s business associates; Shamalov’s son Kirill was once married to Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova. The Traber-Putin relationship dates to the 1990s, when Putin oversaw Traber’s activities in his official capacity as deputy mayor of St. Petersburg. Meduza asked Denis Korotkov, a journalist at the Dossier Center who has spent years investigating St. Petersburg’s criminal and …

St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber, reported to be a friend of ... St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber has been detained, and searches are underway at his properties, Fontanka, a St. Petersburg-based news outlet, reports. Officers from the central office of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) carried out the detention, according to Fontanka. Security forces searched Traber’s country home in the Leningrad region and his office at 12 Starorusskaya Street. The reason for the searches is unknown. In the 1990s, Ilya Traber controlled the St. Petersburg port and the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal located there — the largest oil products transshipment hub in the Baltic region. In a 2017 investigation, TV Rain described Traber as “the only living crime boss whose acquaintance Vladimir Putin has acknowledged.” The investigation also said that Traber had been dealing in antiques since the late 1980s, “made a dizzying career in the shadow economy,” and by the early 1990s had become a “recognized authority.” According to the journalists, he had business interests in all ports in northwestern Russia. After the investigation was published, Traber filed a defamation lawsuit, and a cr…

The FSB Detained A Friend Of Putin's From The 1990s - Belarusian News Ilya Traber Photo: "Fontanka" While serving as deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, Putin provided significant support to his business. Russia's Federal Security Service detained Ilya Traber — one of St. Petersburg’s most influential businessmen, who was linked to Vladimir Putin in the 1990s and whom Spanish prosecutors have identified as one of the leaders of the Tambov organized crime group. According to “Fontanka” , early in the morning on June 17, FSB officers conducted searches at Traber’s country house in the Leningrad Region, at his office on Starorusskaya Street, and at several businesses owned by Traber. The operations were carried out by officers from the Central Directorate of the FSB of Russia. It is currently unknown on what charges Traber was detained. Putin and Traber have known each other for more than 30 years—ever since the future Russian president worked at the St. Petersburg City Hall. According to *Novaya Gazeta*, Putin provided significant support to Traber’s business while serving as deputy mayor. Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Putin and Traber knew each other, but describ…

Ilya Traber: Putin's personal "wallet" and the "overseer" of oil billions Ilya Traber: Putin’s personal "wallet" and the "overseer" of oil billions 24.04.2025, 19:27 1784 0 Полиция Ilya Traber: Putin’s personal "wallet" and the "overseer" of oil billions Ilya Traber, a businessman nicknamed “the Antiquarian” in St. Petersburg’s criminal underworld, remains a powerful figure in the city, supported by his long-term connection to Vladimir Putin. In early April, the state took control of 55% of the shares of JSC "Petersburg Oil Terminal" (PNT), whose value at the end of last year was 23.3 billion rubles. At the end of December 2023, the oil asset was worth 17.5 billion rubles. Each year, the company’s value increases, making it a coveted asset for the Kremlin authorities. The revenue of JSC "PNT" in 2024 amounted to 8.6 billion rubles, with a profit of 0.8 billion rubles. In the early days of PNT, Ilya Traber and businessman Dmitriy Skigin, who frequently sought assistance from St. Petersburg City Hall employee Vladimir Putin, were involved. Subsequently, shareholders of PNT included representatives of the Tambov organized crime group: Dmitriy Skigin, Ilya Traber, Gennadiy Petrov, and…

St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber, said to be Putin’s friend , reportedly detained <p>St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber has been detained, and searches are underway at his properties, Fontanka, a St. Petersburg-based news outlet, reports.<p>

FSB Detains St. Petersburg Criminal Mastermind Ilya Traber, Close ... News FSB Detains St. Petersburg Criminal Mastermind Ilya Traber, Close Associate of Putin Searches are also underway at the home of another criminal acquaintance of Putin — Gennady Petrov. He is linked to Rossiya Bank, the Ozero cooperative, and FSB Deputy Director Date 17 Jun 2026 With VPN Without VPN Photo: Ilya Traber (left), Gennady Petrov (right) On the morning of June 17, officers from the Central Office of the FSB detained businessman Ilya Traber in St. Petersburg, who is known by the nickname “the Antiquarian” in the city’s criminal underworld. Searches were conducted in connection with Traber’s case. Traber’s partner, Vladimir Danilenko, was also detained. Fontanka reports that the case is connected to the murder of entrepreneur and municipal deputy Aleksandr Petrov in the Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast in 2020. He was shot by a sniper. Petrov was considered Traber’s right-hand man and the “owner of Vyborg.” Petrov’s son, Vitaly, is the first Russian Formula 1 driver to compete in world championships. The Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, citing sources, writes that shortly before his murder, Petrov a…

How Ilya Traber and his sidekicks from the Tambov Gang launder their past On January 17, Fontanka published an interview with the St. Petersburg criminal mastermind Ilya Traber, nicknamed «the Antiques Dealer,» given to Yevgeny Vyshenkov (who had been tried for his ties to organized crime, but now poses as a journalist). In the complimentary interview the crime lord is presented as a «heavyweight of Russian business», who denies any ties to criminals. Traber was the closest associate and business partner of Vladimir Kumarin (Barsukov), the notorious leader of the Tambov Organized Crime Group who gave a very similar interview to Vyshenkov in 2007 (where he also presented himself as a businessman and denied any connection to the criminal organizations). Just months after that interview he was arrested as a gang leader and has been behind bars ever since. Kumarin was convicted of organizing murders and raids, including the seizure of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, through which aircraft fuel was delivered to Pulkovo Airport. After that, the terminal fell under the control of three key figures: Sergei Vasiliev, Traber, and Gennady Petrov (see the investigations by Novaya Gazeta , Th…

Russia’s FSB detains Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg port tycoon with long-standing Putin ties, for his suspected role in organizing a contract killing <p>Officers from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) have searched multiple addresses in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region tied to businessman Ilya Traber.<p>

FSB Arrests St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber in Murder ... June 17, 2026 Ilya Traber. fontanka.ru Russia’s FSB security service has reportedly arrested Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg businessman with alleged ties to President Vladimir Putin, as part of a criminal investigation into the 2020 murder of another businessman. According to the news outlet Fontanka, FSB officers and investigators arrested Traber and his longstanding business partner, Vladimir Danilenko, in St. Petersburg on Monday morning. Raids reportedly targeted Traber’s private residence, several of his corporate offices and Danilenko’s properties. Law enforcement sources told the Interfax news agency that Traber was arrested on suspicion of involvement in “a murder from previous years.” Fontanka linked the arrests directly to an ongoing investigation into the Oct. 24, 2020, murder of businessman and local politician Alexander Petrov. Police said at the time that Petrov was shot dead while in the yard of his home. The FSB has not publicly commented on Traber’s reported arrest. Traber’s son, former Formula 1 racing driver Vitaly Petrov, declined Fontanka’s request for comment. Traber controls Baltic Sea terminals…

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