{
  "id": 9564184,
  "title": "Father of Latvian PM candidate Jūlija Stepaņenko owns a company in the Moscow Region that made “dragon’s teeth” for the Russian military",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/father-of-latvian-pm-candidate-julija-stepanenko-owns-a-company-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T14:09:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/297473"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saeima deputy Jūlija Stepaņenko's father, Russian businessman Sergei Fedotov, owns majority stakes in two companies in Solnechnogorsk, a Moscow Region city. One of these companies, Forma ZhBI LLC, produced anti-tank barriers known as \"dragon's teeth\" for the Russian military. Additionally, Fedotov gifted nearly 240,000 euros and an apartment in Riga worth 180,000 euros to Stepaņenko since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fedotov is also a shareholder in another company, PLK Forma LLC, which is involved in construction and real estate management. Stepaņenko has been Jūlija Stepaņenko's candidate for Prime Minister of Latvia since 2022.",
  "summary": "The Insider has found that the father of Saeima deputy Jūlija Stepaņenko, Sergei Fedotov, is the majority owner of two companies in the Moscow Region. One of them produced concrete anti-tank barriers known as “dragon’s teeth” for the Russian military. According to public declarations for 2022 and 2024, Fedotov has given Stepanenko nearly 240,000 euros and an apartment in Riga worth 180,000 euros…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sergei Fedotov, Jūlija Stepaņenko's father, owns majority stakes in two Solnechnogorsk companies.",
    "Forma ZhBI LLC produced anti-tank barriers for Russian military.",
    "Fedotov gifted €240,000 and Riga apartment to Stepaņenko since Ukraine invasion."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Father of Latvia’s Sovereign Power party leader supplied ‘dragon’s teeth’ anti-tank barriers to Russian border region and occupied Donbas, The Insider reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/father-of-latvias-sovereign-power-party-leader-supplied-dragons-teeth",
        "published": "2026-09-24T11:24:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}