Tank studio caught by Russia, accused of supporting Ukraine
Blog Andrew Joseph 05 Jun , 2025 0

World of Tanks Let the players participate in the simulated battle, but the real war between Russia and Ukraine led to the Lesta Games – the Russian Studio behind the Russian Studio – the game-oriented allegation that it illegally invested its money from title to Ukraine.
Wargamingunited is the initial developer of Wargamingunited, which retreated directly from Russia and Belarus as a result of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. war Funds have also been raised to support Ukraineunder current Russian law, this would be a crime. Lesta Games took over local tank world rights – repeatedly stressing that it has nothing to do with war. This is not enough to prevent Russia from seizing control of Lesta game.
As reported PC gamersMoscow has frozen all assets belonging to Lesta Games and accused the company's co-founder Malik Khatazhaev as part of the “extremist group” of Wargaming Ceo Ceo Viktor Kisly. The evidence cited in court reportedly sparked videos of war-making support for Ukraine.
Russian media reportedly told the country's tank players world that they would not be arrested for spending money on games in Ukraine. Anton Gorelkin, vice chairman of the Duma Information Technology Committee, also told players that Lesta Games' assets could be handed over to “a professional Russian company.”
It repeated that Russia's world of tank rights is limited to that country. Wargaming still owns tank assets and rights in other countries. Lesta Games is not the only video game developer affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Developers GSC game world continues to grow Stalker 2: The Heart of Chornobyl Even if some developers either flee the country or still have to fight. These developers’ stories are in Gamespot’s documentary How Stalker 2 survives the war.