Komarov's story is repeating itself: a Russian businessman was kidnapped in Bali for cryptocurrency
Russian businessman Artem Ivanov was kidnapped on the Indonesian island of Bali, with the kidnappers demanding access to his cryptocurrency assets.
According to police, the man was forcibly put into a car, tied up with plastic ties, and held captive in a private home for nearly 30 hours. During the kidnapping, he was beaten and threatened, and forced to hand over the passwords to his crypto wallets.
Afterward, the attackers broke into his villa and took his cell phones, which they used to gain access to his cryptocurrency accounts.
On the morning of July 4, the man was left near a local hospital. After receiving medical attention, he reported the incident to the police. Law enforcement officials are investigating the case and determining the amount of cryptocurrency stolen.
Source: Indonesian police.
As a reminder, in February 2026, Ukraine was shaken by news of a brutal murder on the island of Bali (Indonesia). Igor Komarov, a 28-year-old Ukrainian and the son of a crime boss from Kramatorsk, was kidnapped on February 15 in Jimbaran. The kidnappers demanded a $10 million ransom for his release. A video even appeared online showing a battered Komarov begging his parents and his girlfriend to pay the kidnappers.
At Indonesia’s request, Interpol issued a warrant for the arrest of the suspects—one Russian and three Ukrainians, including the well-known Transcarpathian gangster Vasyl Nemesh, who has a criminal record spanning more than 20 years. Nemesh is considered the prime suspect in this murder. He is an experienced repeat offender whose criminal record began to grow in the early 2000s.
Last weekend in Dnipro, the funeral was held for 28-year-old local resident Igor Komarov. The man, who was linked to the activities of the so-called Dnipro “offices” (fraudulent call centers), was kidnapped, brutally murdered, and dismembered on the Indonesian island of Bali in late February 2026.
