The case against Ilya Traber is built on the testimony of his… (трабер · лыковый · даниленко)
The case against Ilya Traber is built on the testimony of his subordinate who returned from Ukrainian captivity, as reported by 'Fontanka'. The man was included in the exchange, although on the channel of Ukrainian blogger Dmitry Karpenko, he asked for asylum and stated that he had killed three Russian soldiers. Investigative journalist Andrey Zakharov noted that he was able to find confirmation of Lykov's work for Traber and Danilenko in the leaks.
Consensus
- Ilya Traber is a St. Petersburg businessman and close associate of Vladimir Putin.
- His former driver Igor Lykov was involved in the conflict in Ukraine and was captured.
- Lykov gave testimony against Traber and his business partner Vladimir Danilenko after returning from Ukraine in 2025.
- Lykov claimed Traber and Danilenko were involved in the murder of Alexander Petrov.
- Lykov stated he killed three Russian soldiers during his time on the battlefield.
- Lykov was released in a prisoner exchange in May 2025.
- Lykov gave testimony in February 2026 in Moscow.
Points of divergence
- Lykov mentioned that he knew about Traber's involvement in the murder of another St. Petersburg authority figure, the 'owner' of Vyborg, Alexander Petrov. — tvrain
- Lykov mentioned that he had worked with Danilenko in a prison in Yaroslavl in the 1980s and that Danilenko ordered him to beat an operative there. — mediazona
- Lykov claimed Danilenko offered him 50 million rubles to carry out the murder of Petrov, but he refused and Danilenko then found two men from Dagestan named Sultan and Said. — tvrain
- Lykov claimed Danilenko offered him work in 2015 and that he became Traber's driver and messenger. — mediazona
- The two men from Dagestan were professional boxers named Ali Sultan Nadirbegov and Said Saladynov. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- The case against Traber is built on testimony from his former driver, who returned from Ukrainian captivity — Дождь
- The case against businessman Ilya Traber is built on the testimony of his subordinate who returned from Ukrainian captivity — Медиазона