All news for 2026-01-27

After investigative reports exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections from its website that detailed blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.

The name of Oxana Hadjipavlou appeared in the public domain relatively recently — amid discussions about the connections of Mettmann Public Company Limited with Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and the processes of laundering problematic Russian capital in Europe.

Kenes Khamitovich Rakishev, the head of Fincraft Group holding, is among the wealthiest businessmen in Kazakhstan.

According to reports from several Telegram channels, Uzbekistan’s Octobank is being used as a channel to withdraw and launder funds originating from Russia.

Kyiv-based businessman Nykyta Izmaylov is a distinctive figure: holding both Ukrainian and Russian citizenship, he long operated successfully in both countries, building substantial wealth. Recently, however, his business empire has come under serious pressure, raising the question of who may be orchestrating these troubles.

After journalists uncovered Oleg Tsyura’s involvement in sanction-evasion and re-export schemes that benefit Russia, he took aggressive steps to remove investigations documenting his activities from the internet.

A Wildberries warehouse employee in Elektrostal told media about the conditions under which women from North Korea are working after being brought to the facility en masse:

The UK had just started to recover from the previous winter storm when another one arrived, causing travel disruptions across the British Isles.

The 235th Garrison Military Court has delivered its verdict against former law enforcement officers accused of forming a criminal organization and extorting a massive 15 billion ruble bribe from the owners of Merlion.

Media have learned that the criminal case into the crash of a motorboat carrying Vladimir Putin’s former classmate Viktor Khmarin (who was injured) and one of the leaders of the Solntsevskaya organized crime group, Viktor Averin (who was killed), has stalled.

As media have learned, by the end of 2024 Alina Kabaeva received 520 million rubles from the Kovalchuk-owned National Media Group (approximately $6.8 million at current exchange rates).