A legal firm, Budovnits Family Law Agency, denied allegations that…
A legal firm, Budovnits Family Law Agency, denied allegations that it helped individuals avoid military mobilization, claiming its website was hacked and that it had no knowledge of a person named Ekaterina Burdinskaya, who was reportedly the daughter of a high-ranking Russian military official overseeing mobilization. The firm issued a statement after Meduza published a report on August 7 about the company's alleged services related to mobilization avoidance.
Consensus
- Budovnits Family Law Agency denied offering services to help avoid military mobilization.
- The company stated that the information on its website about mobilization assistance was false.
- The company claimed its website was hacked.
- The company denied any knowledge of Ekaterina Burdinskaya.
- The company stated that information about cooperation with officials from the Russian Ministry of Defense or their relatives was not true.
- The denial came after Meduza published a report on August 6 or 7 about the firm's alleged services related to mobilization.
Points of divergence
- The company removed the information about mobilization assistance from its website and replaced it with a placeholder message. — meduza
- The company's statement was published on its website and noted by Meduza. — tvrain
- The company's representative, Artem Budovnits, told Meduza that the firm never engaged in such services and never knew the person mentioned. — tvrain
- The company is founded by the Budovnits family — Vladislav, Nathan, and Artem. — meduza
Coverage (3 sources)
- Law firm, where, as Meduza wrote, daughter of the general responsible for mobilization works, stated that it does not help evade mobilization — and such a person was 'never known' there — Дождь
- Law firm, where, as Meduza wrote, daughter of mobilization responsible general works, stated that it does not help evade... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Law firm Budovnits Family Law Agency denies helping evade mobilization. Earlier, Meduza reported that the company's daughter of the general responsible for mobilization handles this. — Meduza
Key entities
- Meduza
- Budovnits Family Law Agency
- Law Firm
- Ministries of Defense
- Russia
- Ary Abramyan Vladislav
- Юридическая фирма