The Man: Roman Viktorovich Trotsenko
Confirmed - Sanctions Registries
Roman Viktorovich Trotsenko, born 1970 in Moscow, Russian Tax ID 771500884353, is the founder and beneficial owner of AEON Corporation -- a conglomerate with holdings across shipping, mining, real estate, and infrastructure. He serves as adviser to Igor Sechin, president of Rosneft and widely regarded as the second most powerful man in Russia after Vladimir Putin.
The Sanctions Map: Eight Jurisdictions
Confirmed - Government Sanctions Lists
| Jurisdiction | Status | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| United States (OFAC) | Sanctioned | Association with Russian government/Sechin |
| United Kingdom | Sanctioned | Association with Russian government |
| European Union | Sanctioned | Supporting/benefiting from Russian government |
| Canada | Sanctioned | Russian oligarch designation |
| Switzerland | Sanctioned | Aligned with EU sanctions |
| Belgium | Sanctioned | Aligned with EU sanctions |
| Ukraine | Sanctioned | Supporting Russian aggression |
| United Nations | Sanctioned | International consensus designation |
The Family: All Sanctioned
Confirmed - Sanctions Registries
| Family Member | Relationship | Sanctions Status |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Viktorovich Trotsenko | Principal | Sanctioned (US, UK, EU, CA, CH, BE, UA, UN) |
| Gleb Trotsenko | Son | Sanctioned |
| Nikita Trotsenko | Son | Sanctioned |
| Sofja Trotsenko | Wife/Daughter | Sanctioned |
| Svetlana Yershova | AEON VP since 2012 | NOT sanctioned |
The Transfer: Seven Days Before Sanctions
Confirmed - Corporate Registry Critical Finding
On October 27, 2023, all shares of Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC) -- Armenia's single most valuable industrial asset -- were transferred to Svetlana Yershova. Seven days later, new sanctions designations were announced.
She is not a stranger. She is a long-term corporate insider receiving the crown jewel of a sanctioned oligarch's mining portfolio one week before the hammer falls.
ZCMC: What Was Transferred
Confirmed - Financial Records
- Armenia's largest mining operation -- copper and molybdenum at industrial scale
- Revenue exceeding 300 billion AMD annually
- Profits exceeding 80 billion AMD in peak years
- A $393 million dividend declared December 2024 -- largest in Armenian corporate history
Full financial details in Investigation #18.
The Digital Trail: AEON Mining Suspended
Confirmed - DNS Records
AEON Mining operated the domain aeonmining.com. That domain is now in clientHold status -- suspended by the registrar. The website is gone. The mine is not.
Vodohod: The Security Breach
Confirmed - Breach Data
Account: nk@vodohod.ru
Password: 123456
The same password from Investigation #1.
GeoProMining: Website in Croatia
Confirmed - DNS Records Pattern Analysis
GeoProMining maintains a website resolving to infrastructure in Croatia -- not Russia, not Armenia. EU member state hosting for a sanctioned oligarch's mining operation.
The Evasion Architecture
Pattern Analysis
| Layer | Entity/Person | Function | Sanctions Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beneficial Owner | Roman Trotsenko | Ultimate controller of AEON/GeoProMining | Sanctioned (8 jurisdictions) |
| Family | Gleb, Nikita, Sofja Trotsenko | Blocked from holding assets | All sanctioned |
| Nominee Holder | Svetlana Yershova | Received ZCMC shares Oct 27, 2023 | NOT sanctioned |
| Operating Entity | GeoProMining | Operates ZCMC mine in Armenia | Website in Croatia |
| Corporate Parent | AEON Corporation | Trotsenko conglomerate | Mining domain suspended |
| Financial Conduit | ZCMC | $300M+ annual revenue | Operating in Armenia |
Armenia's Role
The Armenian government either knew and allowed the transfer (complicity), did not know (regulatory failure), or knew and reported it (no public evidence). None reflect well on governance.
When a sanctioned oligarch's mining shares are transferred to his corporate VP seven days before new designations, and every government pretends not to notice, sanctions are not a policy. They are theater.
Methodology
Based on international sanctions registries (OFAC, UK, EU, Canadian, Swiss, Belgian, Ukrainian, UN), Armenian corporate registry filings, DNS records, publicly available breach databases, and open-source intelligence. No systems were accessed, penetrated, or tested.