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CASE 340  |  Sergei Domogatskii  |  October 23, 2025  |  Indonesia
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  340
  date                October 23, 2025
  original_date       October 23, 2025
  year                2025
  month               10
  quarter             2025-Q4
  victim              Sergei Domogatskii
  location            Sanur Beach, Bali
  country             Indonesia
  scenario            Kidnapping
  description         Russian influencer kidnapped, beaten, tased, until he transferred $4,600 in cryptocurrency. Attackers later demanded $1M which he couldn't pay, after which he was released.
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    1
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        $4600
  coin_type           Crypto
  reports             The Jakarta Post
  notes               Influencer kidnapped & robbed
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2025-11-14 09:05:23
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [revised on review, verified against the sources in this file. Live DB still holds the shorter bulk-import summary — apply this to it.]
  **Victims:** Sergei Domogatskii, a popular Russian influencer in Bali, who said he was targeted by compatriots.
  
  **Attackers:** By his account, two men in black ski masks carried out the abduction, with three more perpetrators arriving later; one of the assailants was alleged to be another Russian.
  
  **Attack Method:** Around 10:30 p.m., as he rode a motorcycle near Sanur Beach, an Alphard car stopped in front of him and two masked men forced him inside, then took him to a house in the Jimbaran area of South Kuta.
  
  **Violence Used:** Detention — forced into a car, taken to a house in Jimbaran and released several hours later; he said he was beaten and tased, and sustained injuries to his right arm.
  
  **Crypto Demanded/Stolen:** He was forced to hand over his phone and transfer about US$4,600 in cryptocurrency; the three later arrivals then demanded a US$1 million ransom, which he could not pay.
  
  **Status:** He was released several hours later in a field near the Apurva Kempinski Hotel in South Kuta and gave a statement to Bali Police (spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ariasandy); the account is his as reported to police.

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025/10/24/popular-russian-influencer-says-he-was-kidnapped-robbed-by-compatriots-in-bali.html

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 263: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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  Source   The Jakarta Post
  URL      https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025/10/24/popular-russian-influencer-says-he-was-kidnapped-robbed-by-compatriots-in-bali.html
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 263, column "Articles"
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Popular Russian influencer says he was kidnapped, robbed by compatriots in Bali
According to Sergei’s statement to the police, he was taken to a house in the Jimbaran area of South Kuta, where he was allegedly beaten and tased by his abductors. The assailants then forced him to hand over his mobile phone and transfer approximately US$4,600 worth of cryptocurrency to their accounts.
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Russian influencer in Bali has claimed he was kidnapped and robbed of his cryptocurrency holdings by another Russian, the latest in a series of violent incidents involving foreigners on the popular resort island.
Bali Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ariasandy said the incident occurred on Saturday at around 10:30 p.m. when the victim, identified as Sergei Domogatskii, was riding a motorcycle near Sanur Beach, a well-known tourist area.
“Suddenly, an Alphard car stopped in front of him. Two men wearing black ski masks got out of the car and forced him inside,” Ariasandy said on Tuesday, as quoted by Kompas.com.
According to Sergei’s statement to police, he was taken to a house in the Jimbaran area of South Kuta, where he was allegedly beaten and tased by his abductors. The assailants then forced him to hand over his mobile phone and transfer approximately US$4,600 worth of cryptocurrency to their accounts.
Sergei further claimed that three additional perpetrators arrived later and demanded a ransom of $1 million, which he said he could not pay. He was eventually released several hours later in a field near the Apurva Kempinski Hotel in South Kuta. He sustained injuries to his right arm as a result of the attack.

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FETCHED ARTICLE 1  [AUTO-TRIMMED — UNREVIEWED]
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  Source     thejakartapost.com
  URL        https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025/10/24/popular-russian-influencer-says-he-was-kidnapped-robbed-by-compatriots-in-bali.html
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  Caveat     retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied
             from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Popular Russian influencer says he was kidnapped, robbed by compatriots in Bali - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post

According to Sergei’s statement to the police, he was taken to a house in the Jimbaran area of South Kuta, where he was allegedly beaten and tased by his abductors. The assailants then forced him to hand over his mobile phone and transfer approximately US$4,600 worth of cryptocurrency to their accounts.

Russian influencer in Bali has claimed he was kidnapped and robbed of his cryptocurrency holdings by another Russian, the latest in a series of violent incidents involving foreigners on the popular resort island.

Bali Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ariasandy said the incident occurred on Saturday at around 10:30 p.m. when the victim, identified as Sergei Domogatskii, was riding a motorcycle near Sanur Beach, a well-known tourist area.

“Suddenly, an Alphard car stopped in front of him. Two men wearing black ski masks got out of the car and forced him inside,” Ariasandy said on Tuesday, as quoted by Kompas.com.

According to Sergei’s statement to police, he was taken to a house in the Jimbaran area of South Kuta, where he was allegedly beaten and tased by his abductors. The assailants then forced him to hand over his mobile phone and transfer approximately US$4,600 worth of cryptocurrency to their accounts.

Sergei further claimed that three additional perpetrators arrived later and demanded a ransom of $1 million, which he said he could not pay. He was eventually released several hours later in a field near the Apurva Kempinski Hotel in South Kuta. He sustained injuries to his right arm as a result of the attack.

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