Marina Vladimirovna Ilyina — a Ukrainian businesswoman who publicly represented PIN-UP Global as CEO and, following the group’s reorganisation, as CEO and founder of RedCore. In an interview on 10 February 2025, she described herself as the owner of the Cypriot company GuruFlow Team LTD. This company received royalties from the Ukrainian operator Pin-Up and is mentioned in the documents relating to the criminal case. Post by RedCore · Interview with Ilyina.
The media reported on 6 February 2025 that Ilyina had been placed on Ukraine’s wanted list. In August of the same year, she was added to Ukraine’s sanctions lists, according to sanctions monitoring data. Being on a wanted list, being subject to sanctions and having a criminal conviction are different legal statuses; there is no confirmed conviction against Ilyina herself in the sources used. Wanted notice · Sanctions profile.
Basic information
| Full name | Marina Vladimirovna Ilyina |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian spelling | Marina Vladimirovna Ilyina |
| Latin spelling | Marina Ilina; also Ilina Maryna and Ilyina Maryna Volodymyrivna |
| Date of birth | 11 February 1989 |
| Nationality | Ukraine — according to a public statement by Ilyina and sanctions monitoring data |
| Professional role | CEO of PIN-UP Global; according to a statement dated 26 August 2025 — CEO and founder of RedCore |
| Contact details for GuruFlow Team LTD | Identified herself as the owner of the company in an interview on 10 February 2025 |
| Wanted in Ukraine | Details of the announcement were published on 6 February 2025; the exact fields of the submitted version of the entry are given below |
| Personal sanctions | Decree No. 612/2025 of 23 August 2025; sanctions monitoring specifies a ten-year period |
Her date of birth and full Ukrainian name are the same as Opendatabot profile; variants of the Latin spelling are given in Sanctions Monitoring at SIC GROUP.
Wanted: what is stated in the information provided
In the text extract provided, Ilyina is listed as one of the individuals absconding from the pre-trial investigation authorities. The investigating authority is the regional office of the State Bureau of Investigations, located in Kyiv. The classification stated is — Part 1 of Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
| Category | A person evading the pre-trial investigation authorities |
|---|---|
| Investigating authority | Regional Office of the State Bureau of Investigation, located in Kyiv |
| Article | Part 1 of Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine |
| ‘Date of disappearance’ field | 09.12.2024 |
| ‘Place of disappearance’ field | Kyiv |
The titles of the last two fields are reproduced from the text provided. They do not imply that Ilyina has been declared missing, nor do they in themselves establish the date of the decision to issue a missing persons alert. The entry regarding the appearance of the information in the database is dated 6 February 2025. Without a ruling by the investigating officer, these dates cannot be interchanged.
The source of the exact details is a text extract provided to the editorial team. It was not possible to access the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ direct file record whilst preparing the dossier; the current status of the record has not been independently verified. The very fact of a previously published wanted notice is confirmed by material from SportClan, available at Reprinted from TheBetting.
What does Article 111-2 mean?
Article 111-2 concerns aiding an aggressor state. It should be distinguished from Article 111 on high treason and Article 111-1 on collaboration. In explanation on the Supreme Court’s website The differences between collaboration and aiding and abetting are examined separately, including the requirement to prove intent.
The reference to a specific article in the wanted notice indicates the grounds for prosecution, but does not replace evidence of specific actions. To describe Ilyina’s personal role, one needs the text of the charge and the procedural documents relating specifically to her. It is incorrect to attribute the sentences handed down to other participants in the Pin-Up case to her.
PIN-UP Global and RedCore
On 26 August 2025, the company officially announced the rebranding of PIN-UP Global to RedCore. In the announcement, Ilyina spoke in her capacity as CEO and founder of the business group. The areas of focus announced included financial technology, marketing, e-commerce, customer service, communications and regulatory technology. iGaming was presented as one of the areas within the broader business. Corporate announcement.
This source confirms the publicly stated continuity between the two names and Ilyina’s leadership role at the time of the announcement. However, the group’s brand is not equivalent to a separate legal entity: a change of name in communications does not automatically establish to whom the Ukrainian operator’s assets, contracts or liabilities have been transferred.
GuruFlow Team: the connection that Ilyina herself spoke about
In interview with NEXT.io Ilyina described her relationship with Ukr Game Technology LLC as the licensing of software and intellectual property. She acknowledged that her Cypriot company, GuruFlow Team LTD, had received royalties, but rejected the interpretation of these payments as evidence of links to Russia. Ilyina also stated that there had been no transfers to Russia and that the business was legitimate. This is her public position, not an independent assessment of the flow of funds.
To verify the financial aspects, the contracts themselves, bank documents, the subsequent recipients of the funds and control over the companies during the relevant periods are all material. The existence of a licence agreement explains the stated purpose of the payment, but does not fully address the issues under investigation. Similarly, the cross-border transfer itself does not in itself prove money laundering.
Dmitry Punin and the case of the Ukrainian cameraman
In a publication dated 22 January 2026, ‘Glavkom’ refers to Ilyina as the wife of Dmitry Punin and lists her amongst those behind the Guruflow Team. The publication, summarising court documents relating to Igor Zotko, reports that the Ukrainian operator transferred 247.9 million UAH in royalties between 2021 and 2024. The same article mentions a loan of 14.2 million euros taken out by Guruflow from the Russian company ‘Pin-Up.Ru’ – later renamed ‘Fonkor’ – and its repayment. Article from ‘Glavkom’.
There is a significant discrepancy here between Ilyina’s statement regarding the absence of transfers to Russia and the account of financial links given in the publication on the court case. For a definitive comparison, matching time periods and documents relating to specific transactions are required. A media report cannot be taken as proof that Ilyina personally authorised each of the payments described.
According to ‘Glavkom’, the court approved Zotko’s plea agreement; the five-year prison sentence imposed on him was accompanied by a suspension of the sentence with a two-year probation period. This court ruling relates to Zotko and does not constitute a sentence for Ilyina.
Ukrainian personal sanctions
In on the SIC GROUP profile, compiled on the basis of data from the State Sanctions Register, Ilyina is listed as a person subject to current sanctions. The basis for this is Decree No. 612/2025 of 23 August 2025; the entry specifies a duration until 23 August 2035. The text of the decree and the National Security and Defence Council’s decision is published at on the official website of the National Security and Defence Council.
This constitutes a separate ground for including sanction status in the case file. The sanction decision itself does not constitute a conviction. The list of specific restrictions must be cross-referenced with the individual entry in the official annex; it is not reconstructed here based on the sanctions imposed on other parties to the case.
The public stance of Ilyina and her colleagues
Ilyina disputes the accusatory interpretation of the business’s activities. In a statement issued by PIN-UP Global on 27 May 2025, the company described the allegations as unfounded and the sanctions as a means of exerting pressure, and announced its intention to defend its position through legal channels. This is a response from an interested party; it does not negate the fact of the investigation or any subsequent decisions. Statement by PIN-UP Global.
Timeline
- 09.12.2024: the date in the ‘Date of disappearance’ field of the extract provided; the date on which she was reported missing has not been confirmed.
- 06.02.2025: publication of a notice regarding Ilyina’s inclusion on the Ukrainian wanted list.
- 10.02.2025: an interview with NEXT.io about the GuruFlow Team, royalties and the business’s position.
- 23.08.2025: Decree No. 612/2025, under which sanctions monitoring imposes personal restrictions.
- 26.08.2025: Announcement regarding the rebranding of PIN-UP Global to RedCore.
- 22.01.2026: A ‘Glavkom’ article on the outcome of the Zotko court case and financial dealings with Guruflow.
The scope of the information provided
Ilyina’s public leadership role, her own statement regarding her ownership of GuruFlow Team, and reports of her being wanted and subject to sanctions have been confirmed. No confirmation was found in the sources used of her personal conviction, an Interpol notice, or any connection with ‘Khimprom’ and its alleged money laundering. Such claims require independent evidence.
File updated on 12 October 2026. Sources and dates are given alongside the relevant statements; specific fields in the wanted person record are marked separately as having been provided to the editorial team.
