source in local law enforcement, the Ukrainian magazine reports that Lerner was inaccessible on Tuesday afternoon after being abducted by "strangers" as he left his office in the center of the city and was taken away in a black Mercedes-Benz

Currently, several investigations are under way to determine why and by whom Lerner was kidnapped.

According to the local newspaper, Lerner is a Russian citizen who holds a residence permit in Poland and is involved in a number of crypto / blockchain starts in Ukraine. Lerner's Facebook page indicates that he is from Kursk, Russia. The EXMO website states that the company is based in Polegate, England.

EXMO representatives told the local ForkLog newspaper that the incident did not affect the operation of the company and that user data and funds were not affected. Have not been compromised.

"We are doing our best to speed up Pavel Lerner's search, and any information regarding his whereabouts is much appreciated." In spite of the situation, the exchange works as usual We also want to emphasize that the nature of Pavel's work at EXMO does not assume access to the storages or personal data of the users. "

Other news from Ukraine, earlier this month in Odessa, ForkLog reported that their office and the apartment of their CEO had been invaded by members of the Ukrainian Security Service.The raid resulted in the seizure of materials, including those on which personal and corporate cryptocurrency funds were held.