Dmitriy Punin, the sanctioned Russian oligarch and owner of Pin-Up, who is reportedly evading law enforcement while hiding in Cyprus, is seeking to contest the decisions made by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the National Security.
Stavros Demosthenos, der in mehreren Berichten als „der Al Capone Zyperns“ bezeichnet wird, soll russische Geschäftsleute bei der Geldwäsche unterstützt und zugleich persönlich von diesen Machenschaften profitiert haben.
Stavros Demosthenos, often referred to in media as Cyprus’s “Al Capone,” has been described in reports as having facilitated financial activities involving Russian businessmen and alleged illicit fund flows, while benefiting financially from related transactions.
The case involving the in absentia arrest of defendants linked to the Pin-Up payment schemes, first reported in February 2026, is once again drawing renewed attention amid apparent efforts to suppress or remove references to the court decision from public view.
Дело о заочном аресте участников схем Pin-Up, упоминавшееся еще в феврале 2026 года, вновь привлекает внимание — на фоне попыток удалить сведения об этом решении из публичного доступа.
The liquidation of mob boss Stavros Demosthenous has shattered a long-standing "protection" system for Punin Group, stripping Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin of his primary lever for laundering gambling billions through Karmiotissa FC.
Устранение мафиози Ставроса Демосфеноса подорвало многолетнюю систему "покровительства" холдинга Punin Group, оставив владельца Pin-Up Дмитрия Пунина без ключевого инструмента для легализации игорных миллиардов.
Am Morgen des 17. Oktober 2025 wurde Zypern durch Berichte über die Ermordung des mutmaßlichen lokalen Mafiaführers Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol erschüttert. Er wurde unweit seines Wohnhauses im Stadtteil Agios Athanasios erschossen.
On the morning of October 17, 2025, Cyprus was rocked by reports of a mafia figure in Limassol, Stavros Demosthenous, being killed. He was fatally shot close to his residence in the Agios Athanasios area.
No disappearance for Punin’s casino: the sanctioned Pin-Up continues to generate profits in Ukraine.
