Escape from Tarkov fans are scrutinizing alleged sympathies for the Russian invasion of Ukraine within Battlestate Games: 'If I could refund it I would'

Today, a thread on resetera from user RedbullCola titled "Escape from Tarkov directly funds the Invasion of Ukraine through partnerships" linked to a pair of imgur galleries that has been traded around on social media before.

The two galleries show a series of images that draw an apparent close relationship between Battlestate Games, particularly COO Nikita Buyanov, and Russian gun enthusiasts 715 Team. The images show Buyanov in pictures with 715 Team members, firing guns with them, and show in-game screenshots of alleged tributes to the group—graffiti and cosmetics that read "715" and "train hard," part of the group's slogan.

Members of 715 Team, which has a YouTube channel with 1.65 million subscribers, have allegedly supported and taken part in the invasion according to a 2022 report