Russia is targeting the developers of World of Tanks over donations to Ukraine, signaling a broader crackdown on politically noncompliant tech firms, even as the video game exits Russian markets.

Russia seizes Lesta Games inventory and accuses Wargaming and Lesta Games executives of "extremist" behavior. This is because Wargaming has taken a clear stance against the war in Ukraine. Russia Goes ...

Top executives from World of Tanks studios Wargaming and Lesta Games could have their stakes in their respective companies ...

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-based ...

The Russian government has threatened to seize the assets of the studios behind free-to-play tank battler World Of Tanks, ...

Wargaming, the original developer of World of Warships, cut ties with Russia and Belarus in 2022 following the invasion. The ...

Last week, news broke that Russia had seized the assets belonging to the Russian World of Tanks developer, Lesta. At the time ...

Lesta Games, the studio operating World of Tanks' Russian and Belarussian counterpart Mir Tankov, is at risk of having its ...

Russia apparently takes issue with Wargaming's opposition to the invasion of Ukraine, but a different company is paying the ...

President Putin's government seemingly "claimed" the entire Moscow-based company on April 17, 2025, on the grounds that ...

World of Tanks ' Russian operator Lesta Games, which was formerly owned by Wargaming, is being targeted by the Russian ...

Top executives behind World of Tanks have been accused of extremist actitivites by Russian authorities over their ...