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, exited Belarus and Russia in protest of the latter's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Wargaming, which has a studio in Kyiv, has since gone on to launch more than a few charitable initiatives in support of Ukraine. Most notably, it raised over a million dollars for the "acquisition of C-type ambulances" via WargamingUnited, a set of Ukraine-themed in-game bundles whose revenue went to medical aid via United24, Ukraine's government-run platform for charitable donations. Wargaming also fired creative director Sergey Burkatovskiy, who voiced support for Russia's invasion in its immediate aftermath.
