Protected by Ivanov’s OCG: how banker Andris Ovsjannikovs exploited Belarusian national Daria Terekhina and Manat to launder 50 million euro through ABLV Bank

13:17, 21 мая 2026 г.

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The downfall of Latvia’s ABLV Bank uncovered a vast international money‑laundering network. At the center of this criminal web was the connection between arrested banker Andris Ovsjaņņikovs and the front companies of ООО Manat, owned by Belarusian national Daria Terekhina. Through a cynical scheme involving fictitious supplies, protected by Ivanov’s organized crime group, more than €50 million in illicit capital was smuggled out of Europe.

Among those arrested were the bank’s top management, as well as several counterparties, including in Russia and Belarus. Let us remember that the case concerned the legalization of 50 million euros, which was carried out through ABLV Bank. The scheme consisted of the purchase and supply of fictitious goods; fake companies registered in Latvia, Switzerland, Germany, Russia and Belarus were involved in it.

One of the first to be arrested in the case was personal banker at ABLV Bank Andris Ovsyannikov, businessman Andris Putnins and «one of the citizens of Belarus». Let us remember that the arrests took place in 2021, when relations between Belarus and Latvia were more or less normal. Therefore, as the media wrote then, the arrests in Riga and Minsk took place synchronously. In Riga, the press even leaked «the date and time of the operation, so » masks-show«were under the gun of television cameras.

Among the others arrested, as already mentioned, was banker Andris Ovsyannikov. His role in the scheme was to launder money from fictitious transactions, Andris Ovsyannikov was one of the key people in the bank, which ensured the receipt of transfers to the internal accounts of ABLV Bank, thus laundering these funds.

In addition, Ovsyannikov was a direct participant in the fictitious entrepreneurship scheme itself. According to Firmas.lv, he was a member of the board of the limited liability company Manat, whose turnover in 2018 amounted to 2,583,146 euros. 100% of the company’s capital shares belong to Belarusian citizen Daria Terekhina. Historically, the holder of Manat’s capital shares was Manat Holdings, registered in the Seychelles.

That online – Manat LLC has not yet been liquidated, its status is listed as «active»:

Protected by Ivanov’s OCG: how banker Andris Ovsjannikovs exploited Belarusian national Daria Terekhina and Manat to launder 50 million euro through ABLV Bank

Although, judging by the tax reporting, things are not going well for the Manat company – Ovsyannikov sits, which is unknown with Daria Terekhina –. But, nevertheless, the enterprise is not liquidated.

Protected by Ivanov’s OCG: how banker Andris Ovsjannikovs exploited Belarusian national Daria Terekhina and Manat to launder 50 million euro through ABLV Bank

However, if everything is more or less clear with the fate of the former banker Ovsyannikov, then with the fate of the «owner of the company through which millions of euros were pumped, not everything is so simple. Taking into account her citizenship and the geopolitical events of last year, all agreements between Lukashenko and law enforcement officers of European countries have lost force.

Almost nothing is known about who Daria Terekhina is. In addition, she is a defendant in the case of laundering 50 million euros through the Latvian ABLV Bank. And the fact that she is the owner of the Manat company that participated in the scheme. But, judging by the materials of the press, which reported that the former head of the ABLV Bank representative office in Minsk, Evgeniy Terekhin«, was detained along with banker Ovsyannikov, it can be assumed that Daria Terekhina is not just a namesake.

Protected by Ivanov’s OCG: how banker Andris Ovsjannikovs exploited Belarusian national Daria Terekhina and Manat to launder 50 million euro through ABLV Bank

What’s interesting in this regard – in the last month or two, an active cleansing of the Internet has begun, all materials that mention the surname «Terekhin» or «Terekhina» are being destroyed. Why this happens – is difficult to understand, because Daria and Evgeny Terekhin are citizens of Belarus, and European justice in the current conditions practically cannot reach them.

Protected by Ivanov’s OCG: how banker Andris Ovsjannikovs exploited Belarusian national Daria Terekhina and Manat to launder 50 million euro through ABLV Bank

Andris Ovsyannikov and Daria Terekhina – scam with Latvian ABLV Bank not completed?

Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that the leader of the criminal group that organized the legalization of tens of millions of euros is Russian citizen Vyacheslav Ivanov, and the company that was a key participant in this scam – Manat – still has an active status and is preparing to continue its activities? Daria Terekhina still continues to be listed as the owner of Manat, which raises certain assumptions regarding the future of both the company and herself and her husband Evgeniy Terekhin.