Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk
Summary
Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk is a 37-year-old Ukrainian national charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in June 2026 as an alleged senior administrator of AudiA6, a cryptocurrency money laundering service that processed approximately $389 million in illicit transactions since 2021. Tkachuk was arrested in Batumi, Georgia on June 10, 2026, as part of a coordinated multinational law enforcement operation involving Europol, Eurojust, the U.S. Secret Service, IRS Criminal Investigation, and authorities from over a dozen countries. He is currently in Georgian custody awaiting extradition to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where he faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(6 events)
2021-01-01
AudiA6 cryptocurrency laundering service allegedly launched, with Tkachuk as a co-administrator.
U.S. Secret Service press release2022-12-01
U.S. law enforcement begins undercover operation against AudiA6, conducting the first of six covert transactions.
Philadelphia Inquirer2025-09-15
A third individual, a Ukrainian national, is arrested by Polish Police in a related AudiA6 enforcement action.
Europol press release2026-05-01
Final undercover transaction in the AudiA6 investigation conducted by law enforcement agents.
Philadelphia Inquirer2026-06-10
Tkachuk and co-defendant Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev arrested in Batumi, Georgia. Coordinated multinational law enforcement operation seizes servers across the U.S., Iceland, Germany, and France; 25 domains taken down; Telegram accounts blocked.
Europol press release2026-06-11
U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Secret Service publicly announce charges against Tkachuk and Ledenev. DOJ seeks extradition to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
DOJ Eastern District of PennsylvaniaDecision Log
- hash: FgLJEkhHJnEdqftt3KLs2qFYYuB2RviR8AK3HbkhUd6c
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 6/27/2026, 5:06:16 PM
last updated: 6/27/2026, 5:06:23 PM
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