I think SONM team left the project after collecting some big amounts in the ICO. Can anybody find them whether they are active in any of the channels they are using before? Because I don't see any updates from them anywhere in those channels.
So totally a Russian scam?
It may be totally a scam when they fired the scow.
My prediction: They will soon run into some unspecified "technical issues" which will lead to the deadlines being shifter further away a few times until most real investors have lost interest and then they "need to liquidate more funds" and will slowy cash out the remaining funds and then they're gone..