Neo-Nazis, gaming and crypto: How Russia’s war is financed from the shadows | ITV News

Russian neo-Nazi fighters are using a computer games platform to raise money in Europe to help fund the war in Ukraine, in what specialist lawyers have called a “clear-cut violation“ of western sanctions. An ITV News investigation has revealed how Taskforce Rusich, a paramilitary group blamed for the torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war and described as “non-human“ by one of its victims, is using a Dutch gaming platform to circumvent financial blocks and funnel funds to the front-line to buy arms and military vehicles. The unlikely route uses an app called DonationAlerts, designed to allow viewers of live gaming streams to make payments. But members of Taskforce Rusich have set up accounts on the platform and are openly using it to raise money. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: • Get breaking news and more stories at Follow ITV News on Facebook: Follow ITV N