CEO Andrei Kostin has presented the SPO, as well as other additional share issues this year, as a means to help the bank resolve capital problems.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/06/02/russias-vtb-bank-sets-spo-price-could-raise-up-to-2-4-bln/

In just one year, Russia allegedly committed more than 65,000 war crimes, according to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.

Source: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/02/26/city/killing-can-be-stopped-community-members-support-ukraine-in-chicago-one-year-into-russias-full-scale-invasion/

“I see Janmark playing on a line with (Ryan) Nugent-Hopkins and (Klim) Kostin that has been integral to our recent success and a level of consistency about him.

Source: https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/oilers-notes-winning-streak-coincides-with-turnaround-last-season

Just civilians, including children,” Kostin said on Twitter.

Source: https://www.1310kfka.com/abc-news/world/05/russia-ukraine-live-updates-kremlin-blames-us-for-drone-attack-in-moscow/

Kostin also credited the central bank with abolishing some capital charges for systemically important banks.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/currency/US-DOLLAR-RUSSIAN-ROUBL-2370597/news/Russia-s-VTB-to-ease-capital-woes-with-1-7-billion-SPO-in-Q2-CEO-42918923/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230207

More than 65,000 war crimes have been reported since Russia's full-scale invasion a year ago, to Ukraine’s prosecutor general Andriy Kostin, but victims face immense difficulties in obtaining justice.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/ukraine-russia-war-crimes-anti-lgbt-violence/