In 2022, following the the launch of Russia's unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it pulled out of Belarus and Russia, transferring control of World of Tanks to Lesta Games, a Russian ...

This is despite the fact that the main World of Tanks is no longer available in Russia, and the Russian version - now referred to as Mir Tankov - is made entirely separately.

World of Tanks lets players engage in simulated war battles, but the real war between Russia and Ukraine has led to Lesta Games--the Russian studio behind Mir Tankov, an offshoot of World of Tanks ...

Russian authorities have branded World of Tanks-related operations "extremist" and are threatening to confiscate property held by Wargaming executives. The case involves Lesta Games, a Moscow ...

The developer responsible for supporting World of Tanks in Russia and Belarus, Lesta Games, looks set to have its assets seized by the Russian Government, according to a report by Russian state media.

The plaintiff attached to the lawsuit publications with the headlines "The most military game World of Tanks against Russia's special operation", "How Wargaming survived 25 years ...

Russia has come down hard on Lesta Games (via Meduza), the domestic company that inherited local rights to World of Tanks (or Mir Tankov, as it's known locally) after its original dev, Wargaming ...