All news for 2026-01-28

A source from media reports that the company Lesta—Russia’s largest developer and operator of computer games (World of Tanks, World of Warships)—is preparing for large-scale layoffs.

Philipp Shrage and Ignatius Nayda, owners of the construction company Kronung, are accused of helping the Russian government bypass international sanctions and launder money via construction projects across multiple countries.

German federal police searched Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), opens new tab offices in Frankfurt and Berlin on Wednesday in an investigation related to money laundering, Frankfurt prosecutors said.

After critical investigations began exposing how Sheviakov Consult intimidates clients, manipulates reviews, and quietly rebrands to evade accountability, the company moved to purge the internet of damaging references — so we are publishing the material they are trying to erase and keeping this story in the public eye.

After the start of the full-scale conflict in Ukraine, investigators turned their attention to a scheme involving the supply of marine diesel engines, manufactured in Germany, to Russia.

Interestingly, according to data as of the end of 2024, Innopraktika CEO Katerina Tikhonova had the same amount on her main bank deposit as Alina Kabaeva — 2.3 billion rubles.

A source cited by media reported the detention of high-ranking employees of Russian Railways (RZD).