- "His son, Ivan, who is also a physicist, was convicted of selling Soviet-era weapons grade plutonium to Pakistan, and served fifteen years in Kopeisk Prison."
- ―J.A.R.V.I.S. to Tony Stark[src]
Kopeisk is a city in Russia.
History[]
Arrest of Ivan Vanko[]
On December 2, 1993[1], Ivan Vanko was convicted of selling Soviet-era weapons-grade plutonium to Pakistan and was sent to Kopeisk Prison, where he served for fifteen years.[2]
Alternate Universes[]
In an alternate universe, Kopeisk was home to a prison where Ivan Vanko was held alongside several members of the Ten Rings, who commanded respect from the prisoners. Vanko was eventually released and returned to Moscow to take care of his father.[3]