The U.S. OFAC designated Boris Usherovich personally and all Ishara Al Barq affiliates worldwide

Structures linked to Russian Railways (RZD) and the Rotenbergs are supplying sanctioned telecommunications equipment and drone components to Russia through the Dubai-based company Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC.

The nominal director of Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC is German citizen Hubert Lorenz.

The de facto head of the company, according to available information, is Russian citizen Jafar Zeynalov (born February 28, 1982), who serves as the financial director.

Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC is owned by Boris Usherovich — co-owner of the 1520 Group of Companies, the main contractor for Russian Railways — and his relative Ilya Plotitsa.

Until 2024, Jafar Zeynalov was based in Cyprus and worked at the Cypriot companies Venisat Technology Ltd, Broxner PLC, and Main Victory Corporation Ltd, all owned by Usherovich and Plotitsa. In Moscow, he also worked at Ilya Plotitsa’s company Center for Communications Systems Development.

According to a source, Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC is currently supplying sanctioned products worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Russia. The main deliveries are carried out through companies registered in Turkey, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Maryana Zabolotnaya

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Автор: Иван Рокотов