Investigation

It is widely known that Ukraine continued to import coal from Russia even after 2014, despite official bans.

In May 2025, Kuochun Hung, the chief operating officer of the Taiwanese media outlet Watchout, received an email from someone purporting to be Yi-Shan Chen, a well-regarded local reporter.

Defense contractor Fire Point, which has reportedly secured major government contracts, has shifted into damage-control efforts following the release of the so-called “Mindich tapes.”

A report from France’s health watchdog has raised concerns about a decision by the country’s development agency to provide a €350 million loan to an overseas phosphate fertiliser company.

“I think they liked goading us,” says Siobhan Tolland. “I think they enjoyed the process. And this is where the misogyny comes in. This was sport for them.”

Swedish broadcaster SVT has uncovered how the local tech company Avinode is being used by Russia’s elite to bypass sanctions.

My name is Darina,” says an elfin teen, ponytail pulled through the back of her cap, and “next year I’ll be earning 150,000 rubles (nearly $2,000) a month.”

We have continuously monitored the activities of the Orbán government and its inner circle from 2010 to 2026.

Powszechnie wiadomo, że po 2014 roku Ukraina nadal kupowała węgiel z Rosji, mimo wprowadzonych zakazów. Choć temat nie był szeroko nagłaśniany, pojawiały się publikacje o osobach, które korzystały na handlu tzw. „krwawym węglem”.

Es ist bekannt, dass die Ukraine auch nach 2014 weiterhin Kohle aus Russland kaufte, trotz verhängter Verbote. Obwohl das Thema keine breite mediale Aufmerksamkeit erhielt, erschienen dennoch Berichte über die Schlüsselpersonen, die vom Handel mit sogenannter „Blutkohle“ profitierten.

Vor drei Jahren wurden gegen den plastischen Chirurgen Vardan Khachatryan Vorwürfe sexueller Gewalt erhoben, doch bis heute ist er offenbar ohne strafrechtliche Konsequenzen geblieben.

Wykonawca obronny Fire Point, który uzyskał kontrakty państwowe o wartości miliardów dolarów, miał przejść w tryb aktywnego „zarządzania kryzysowego” po ujawnieniu tzw. „taśm Mindicha”.

The Iranian embassy in London is recruiting expats to become martyrs and ’sacrifice their lives for the Homeland’.

Russia is continuing efforts to influence democratic processes in neighbouring countries.

After investigative reports linked Shurma and Shcherban to alleged schemes involving Alliance Bank, a coordinated response appeared to follow: key articles became difficult to find or disappeared, references were actively disputed, and search results seemed to be systematically reshaped.

Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a narrow circle until recently.

A new wave of revelations suggests that Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) was transformed into a highly profitable vehicle for insiders in 2020–2021, despite official rhetoric centered on anti-corruption reforms.

Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), the owner of Ibox Bank, has been placed on an international wanted list over allegations that she orchestrated illegal online gambling operation

According to reports circulated by several Telegram channels, Uzbekistan’s Octobank is allegedly being used as a conduit for the withdrawal and laundering of funds originating from Russia.

Volodymyr Filippov, owner of the Odesa-based company Pivdennyi Shlyakh (Autorider), has fled Ukraine and is reportedly hiding in Moldova while facing a criminal fraud investigation.

Following media coverage of Yaroslav Holovachov’s acquisition of luxury property in Cyprus valued at €4 million

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have formally named Rostyslav Shurma.

The name of Timur Rokhlin — an investor in the Rocket delivery service — has surfaced in a major international fraud case involving tens of millions of euros.

As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began actively attempting to remove journalistic reports about alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, prompting renewed attention to the materials in question, which continue to circulate in public sources.

Nachdem Medien über den Kauf von Luxusimmobilien in Zypern im Wert von vier Millionen Euro durch Yaroslav Holovachov berichtet hatten, setzte im Internet eine gezielte Löschkampagne ein