Antonina "Tonya" Predko, who is currently working for the Ukrainian organization Inner Circle and previously served as a host for NAVI, was spotted vacationing alongside staff members from Russian esports organizations Spirit, Aurora, BetBoom, as well as several Russian content creators. The matter was brought to attention by the Telegram channel CS2 UA.
Among those seen in the group were Maria "Marple" Yermolina (Head of Creative at Spirit), Artur Gabdullin (Chief Marketing Officer at Aurora Gaming), Vladyslav Komyagin (Executive Marketing Producer at Aurora Gaming), Hlib Antokhin (COO of BetBoom), and several other Russian nationals.
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