A native of Ukraine, former vice-president of Gazprombank Igor Volobuev, who left Russia because of the war, joined the Legion Freedom of Russia.
Legion Freedom of Russia — the Russian Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was formed in March 2022 from the Russian military, who switched to the Ukrainian side. It also included Russians, and in some cases Belarusians, who had not previously been part of such formations.
Igor Volobuev left Russia on March 2, after which he was fired from the bank. He traveled to Ukraine via Turkey, Latvia and Poland, and spoke of his intention to join the Territorial Defense.
- Until March 2022, Igor Volobuev was the vice president of Gazprombank, and before that he headed the press service of Gazprom for many years. It is through Gazprombank that Europe pays for Russian gas, and it is in this bank that accounts must be opened to pay for gas in rubles.