Jakarta. A Ukrainian diplomat said Monday that Kyiv could not confirm nor deny the reports of a crime boss’s son being kidnapped in Bali.

Social media posts have claimed Igor Komarov — the son of the Dnipro-based crime kingpin nicknamed Narik — is currently being held hostage. The man was vacationing on the Indonesian tropical island during the abduction. A three-minute video showed a black-eyed Komarov saying that his captors had demanded a $10 million ransom, which was allegedly the money that the Ukrainian gangsters had stolen from them.

To the Jakarta Globe, Ukrainian Chargé d’Affaires Yevhenia Shynkarenko admitted that Kyiv was aware of the viral posts.

“But as of today, we have not received any addresses to the embassy for any kind of support. We didn’t have any official statements by the local government and authorities, be it the police or immigration office,” Shynkarenko told the Globe.

“We can neither confirm nor deny [the kidnapping].”

According to the English-subbed video uploaded by user @MyLordBebo on the social media platform X, Komarov is already missing his fingers. He showed his bandaged arm to the camera at some point, while warning that the kidnappers might deliver the severed limbs to his folks in the coming days.

In a separate clip, Komarov admitted to running a network of scam call centers targeting Russians. They would pose as bank security service officers who would convince the Russians to transfer money to safe accounts.

Indonesian authorities have not issued any statement at the time of writing.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began four years ago, many of their nationals have escaped to Bali to take their mind off the conflict. Komarov’s girlfriend and social media influencer, Yeva Mishalova, uploaded photos of the couple on Instagram in a post that might have led to the kidnapping. They were seen vacationing in Bali to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

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