0 ▁eth nic ▁Rus si ans ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁( now ▁probably ▁def unct ) ▁Perm ▁ma f ia ▁group . ▁The ▁company ▁might ▁have ▁considered ▁itself ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁forces ▁capable ▁of ▁avoid ing ▁a ▁supposed ▁invasion ▁by ▁Russian ▁organ ised ▁crime ▁interests . ▁The ▁company ▁might ▁in ▁this ▁context ▁have ▁behav ed ▁largely ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁military ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁L inn uv ab ri ku ▁ma f ia ▁group ▁consisting ▁mostly ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Est oni ans . ▁( The ▁L inn uv ab ri ku ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁Perm ▁ma f ia ▁group ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁so - called ▁" met al ▁war " ▁over ▁possession ▁of ▁large ▁col oured ▁metal ▁ship ments . ▁In ▁particular , ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁c ob alt ▁has ▁been ▁imp licated .) ▁ ▁For ▁an ▁example , ▁an ▁incident ▁involving ▁J ä äg rik om pan ii ▁members ▁forcing ▁to ▁stop ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Perm ▁ma f ia ▁group , ▁whose ▁corps es ▁were ▁later ▁found ▁in ▁J õ ge v ama a , ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁farm ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁L inn uv ab ri ku ▁ma f ioso ' s ▁mother . ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁E esti ▁E ks press ▁ 1 9 9 8 : ▁Pul lap ä ä ▁— ▁ 5 ▁a ast at ▁j ä ä gr im ä ss ust ▁by ▁P ek ka ▁E re lt ▁ ▁Post ime es ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁End ine