The Kazakh oligarch Kenes Rakishev has been linked to an armored vehicle recently spotted in the hands of Chechen troops invading Ukraine.

The self-styled venture capitalist is estimated to be worth $950 million and seven years ago he helped to set up a factory in Kazakhstan that produces Arlan Marauder (MRAP) vehicles.

One of these military vehicles was seen in the bombarded Ukrainian city of Mariupol in early April. It was being driven by Chechen forces loyal to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

As predicted by Rucriminal.info, Imangali Tasmagambetov, father-in-law of businessman Kenes Rakishev, was removed from the post of ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation. The latter was saddened even more. And this is not his only problem. After the father-in-law’s resignation, Rakishev can feel relatively calm only in London. However, its European security is threatened by possible US sanctions. Two years ago, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, a close friend and business partner of Kenes Rakishev, was included in the Magnitsky list. Rakishev is an active participant in promoting Kadyrov’s interests in the international arena and now sanctions can reach him.