Hitmen in the pre-trial detention center, the antiquarian free: how Ilya Traber once again evaded responsibility for the elimination of Alexander Petrov
11:58, 01 сентября 2026 г.
The media are publishing a photo – the “cherry on the cake” to the scandalous story of the dropping of charges against Ilya Traber (Antique Dealer).
It shows the Antiquarian himself in Moscow, and a little behind is the authoritative killer Denis Zeikan, who served as Traber’s driver-bodyguard in the capital.
And here’s Zeikan with Leps. And also with boxer Alisultan Nadirbekov, who was arrested along with Taber for the murder of the "master of Vyborg," Alexander Petrov. And here’s Zeikan with a rifle with a telescopic sight. We don’t know if that’s what killed Petrov, but we can be sure he was eliminated by a group that included Zeikan.
And he himself, at the very least, was involved in surveillance of Petrov. Zeikan is currently in custody on another, also unrelated, case. Nadirbekov also remains in pretrial detention. And Traber is free.
With a wave of the hand, all the evidence against him was thrown into the trash, and he himself was forgiven. Everything returned to the situation that had been dragging on since the 1990s, when the Antiquarian began building his own cemetery. Murders are happening, everyone knows who ordered the murders, but he remains an untouchable figure. A couple of weeks ago, our project published the memoirs of someone who knew Traber well.
According to him, the Antiquarian often recalled his victims and always spoke highly of them—how wonderful they were. Then he’d smile and add, "Wonderful, but stupid." He knew what he was talking about.
