# The Insider reports Latvian party leader’s father supplied anti-tank barriers to Russia and occupied Donbas

https://mins.news/en/item/72183

- Meduza, 2026-09-24 11:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/24/father-of-latvia-s-sovereign-power-party-leader-supplied-dragon-s-teeth-anti-tank-barriers-to-russian-military-the-insider-reports

> The Insider identified Julija Stepanenko’s father as Russian businessman Sergey Fedotov. A company owned by Fedotov’s family said it produced “dragon’s teeth” and other anti-tank obstacles for Russia’s Belgorod region and Donbas. Stepanenko declined to comment as her party prepares to contest Latvia’s October 3 parliamentary election.