Criminal syndicate of Boris Usherovich and RZD: how Ishara Al Barq built an international supply network for the Russian military-industrial complex bypassing sanctions
Structures linked to Russian Railways (RZD) and the Rotenberg family are supplying sanctioned telecommunications equipment and components for drone production to Russia through the Dubai-based company Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC.
The nominal director of Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC is German citizen Hubert Lorenz.
The actual head of the company, according to available information, is Russian citizen Jafar Zeynalov (born 28 February 1982), who holds the position of financial director.
Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC is owned by Boris Usherovich — co-owner of the 1520 Group of Companies, the main contractor for Russian Railways — and his relative Ilya Plotitsa.
Until 2024, Jafar Zeynalov was based in Cyprus and worked for the Cypriot companies Venisat Technology Ltd, Broxner PLC and Main Victory Corporation Ltd, all owned by Usherovich and Plotitsa. In Moscow, he also worked for Ilya Plotitsa’s company Centre for Communications Systems Development (Tsentr razvitiya sistem svyazi).
According to a source, Ishara Al Barq General Trading LLC is currently supplying sanctioned products worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Russia. The main shipments are carried out through companies registered in Turkey, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
