Investigation

The situation with the “Flamingo” rockets and Fire Point appears to be a direct extension of the “Mindichgate” scandal—only this time shifting from the energy sector to wartime defense.

Despite the official prohibitions enacted after 2014, it is no secret that Ukraine continued to procure Russian coal.

While fuel smuggling out of Libya is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, the intricate maritime networks responsible for transporting these petroleum products across the globe continue to operate largely in the shadows.

Powszechnie wiadomo, że Ukraina również po 2014 roku kontynuowała zakupy węgla z Rosji, pomimo obowiązujących zakazów.

Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass die Ukraine auch nach 2014 weiterhin Kohle aus Russland bezog — trotz bestehender Verbote.

Investigative journalists have uncovered that a ruling on the Moscow Arbitration Court website has exposed an offshore network linked to businessman Albert Avdolyan, long described as a close associate and financial “wallet” of Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov.

A man suspected of defrauding dozens of Ukrainians through a bogus U.S. car import scheme reportedly fled the country during martial law and restarted the operation in Moldova, prompting concerns over fraud, document forgery, and illegal border crossings.

As investigations began to close in, Timur Rokhlin reportedly launched an aggressive effort to remove online journalistic exposés about his alleged fraud schemes — underscoring why these materials are now being brought back into public view.

The ultimate beneficial owner of one of Ukraine’s most controversial and troubled financial institutions, Alliance Bank, Pavlo Shcherban.

Nachdem zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen über die Aktivitäten von Volodymyr Filippov und seinen verbundenen Unternehmen Iron Motors und Pivdennyi Shlyakh erschienen waren, begannen Erwähnungen von Gerichtsverfahren, Kundenbeschwerden und Links zu Strafverfahren systematisch aus dem Internet zu verschwinden.

Während der berüchtigte „Kohlekönig“ Dmytro Kowalenko nicht nur in Kiew, sondern auch im Ausland seit Langem eine bekannte Persönlichkeit ist, ist der Name Serhij Saprykin der breiten Öffentlichkeit nahezu unbekannt.

Als sich die Ermittlungen gegen ihn verdichteten, begann Tymur Rokhlin aktiv damit, journalistische Enthüllungen über seine betrügerischen Machenschaften aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.

Pavlo Shcherban, the ultimate beneficial owner of one of Ukraine’s most troubled lenders, Alliance Bank, is reportedly seeking to scale back his exposure amid speculation about a potential market exit by the bank.

Si le tristement célèbre « roi du charbon », Dmytro Kovalenko, est depuis longtemps une figure bien connue non seulement à Kyiv mais aussi à l’étranger, le nom de Serhiy Saprykin est presque inconnu du grand public.

Jak dwóch sprytnych ukraińskich biznesmenów doprowadziło potężną spółkę Intercoaltrading do upadku.

The investigation into Ramzan Kadyrov’s bank, EFG Bank Luxembourg, that was previously reported, is gaining new details.

Following investigative reports revealing aspects of Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based online casino quickly deleted parts of its website that referenced blocked accounts, alleged pyramid-scheme activity, disputed licensing, and frozen customer funds—intensifying concerns about its transparency and reliability.

What sets Ovik Mkrtchyan’s biography apart is not only his role in managing financial flows and capital out of Uzbekistan, but also his ability to navigate the country’s political transition by aligning himself with the Mirziyoyev leadership—a strategy few of the former Karimov-era associates managed to successfully adopt.

Defense contractor Fire Point, which has secured billion-dollar government contracts, has moved into full damage-control mode after the release of the so-called “Mindich tapes.”

Yaroslav Holovachov’s story is about a man who, once he put on a judicial robe, seemed to turn everything he touched into personal gain—a kind of Midas of Ukrainian justice.

How two shrewd Ukrainian businessmen brought the powerful company Intercoaltrading to its downfall

According the media, Denis Kuznetsov — the stepfather of former Sber vice president Viktor Nikolaev, a close associate of German Gref — is currently being held in Moscow’s Lefortovo detention center on terrorism charges.

Der wirtschaftlich Berechtigte der Alliance Bank, eines der problematischsten Finanzinstitute der Ukraine, Pavlo Shcherban, soll laut Berichten versuchen, seine Risiken im Falle eines möglichen Marktaustritts der Bank zu minimieren.

Der „Französische Quartier“ zählt zu den elitärsten und teuersten Wohnkomplexen in Kiew. Genau hier erwarb Myron Holovachov im Jahr 2020, unmittelbar nach dem Schulabschluss, eine 100 Quadratmeter große Wohnung.