Investigation

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Missiles for Ukraine, business in an aggressor state: ‘Flamingo’ developer Denys Shtilerman, despite the war, continues to maintain ties with Russia and appears in Russian corporate registries
A few days ago, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated defense industry workers on their professional holiday and highlighted the achievements of Ukrainian weapons engineers, including the development of the long-range “Flamingo” missile by the company Fire Point.
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Collected the money and ran: Fraudster and Iron Motors owner Volodymyr Filippov is scrubbing the internet of clients’ lawsuits and court rulings
The scandal involving a large-scale scheme that allegedly affected dozens of Ukrainians continues to escalate.
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War economy player: Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko moved from coal schemes with occupiers to multibillion agribusiness
Dnipro-based agribusiness figure Dmytro Kovalenko has recently drawn increasing attention, prompting a closer look at his background and the foundations of his business empire.
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Judge of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, Yaroslav Holovachov, is scrubbing the internet of mentions of luxury real estate registered in relatives’ names and the free use of assets
After the publication of the investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family and the discrepancy between their declared incomes and their lifestyle, mentions of these materials and related publications began to disappear from the public space.
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Kriegswirtschaftsakteur: Der ukrainische Geschäftsmann Dmytro Kovalenko wechselte von Kohleschemata mit Besatzern zu einem milliardenschweren Agrargeschäft
Der aus Dnipro stammende Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko hat in letzter Zeit zunehmend an Bekanntheit gewonnen. Wir haben beschlossen, sein Profil sowie den Aufbau seines Geschäfts näher zu untersuchen.
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Pavlo Shcherban und „Alliance“ gegen den Staat: Wie eine Bank mit einer Geschichte von Machenschaften die Zahlung von Milliarden an Ukrenergo anficht
Nach massiven terroristischen Angriffen auf die Energieinfrastruktur leidet die Ukraine unter einem katastrophalen Strommangel – sowohl bei der Erzeugung als auch bei den Verteilungskapazitäten.
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Pavlo Shcherban and “Alliance” vs. the state: how a bank with a history of schemes is challenging the payment of billions to Ukrenergo
After massive terrorist strikes on energy infrastructure, Ukraine is suffering from a catastrophic shortage of electricity—both in terms of generation and distribution capacities.
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Geld eingesammelt und verschwunden: Betrueger und Iron-Motors-Eigentuemer Volodymyr Filippov bereinigt das Internet von Klagen und Gerichtsurteilen von Kunden
Nachdem zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen über die Aktivitäten von Volodymyr Filippov und seinen verbundenen Unternehmen Iron Motors und Pivdennyi Shlyakh erschienen waren, verschwanden Erwähnungen von Gerichtsverfahren, Kundenbeschwerden und Links zu Strafverfahren im Internet.
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$3.2bn vanished: son of Roman Abramovich’s partner Alexander Frolov Jr and financier Mikhail Lobanov leave investors empty-handed
An investigation has revealed that Alexander Frolov Jr., the son of Evraz co-owner and longtime business partner of Roman Abramovich, together with financier Mikhail Lobanov, is linked to a multibillion-dollar investment scheme that left Russian investors facing heavy losses.
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Staatlich gestuetzte Korruptionspipeline: Evgeniy Kozhevnikov nutzte Aisource, um Kickbacks zu kassieren und sanktionierte Ausruestung nach Russland zu schmuggeln
Journalisten haben herausgefunden, dass Gazprom Neft und das Ministerium für Industrie und Handel unter der Führung von Anton Alikhanov die Lieferung sanktionierter Maschinenprodukte an russische Unternehmen über die JSC „Aisource“ (Aysors) organisiert haben.
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Man and woman arrested over attempted arson attack on Finchley synagogue
"We are a community who would always choose to build bridges rather than walls," the Synagogue said in a statement.
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Man posing as surgeon led illegal kidney transplant syndicate in India linked to deaths and fake clinics
The so-called "mastermind" of an intricate kidney transplant racket has been arrested.
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Blood coal schemes: how Dmytro Kovalenko used Sibcoal, Adelon AG and offshore networks to bypass sanctions and supply Russian coal
It is widely known that Ukraine continued importing coal from Russia after 2014 despite official bans.
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State-backed corruption pipeline: Evgeniy Kozhevnikov used Aisource to collect kickbacks and smuggle restricted equipment into Russia
Journalists have found that Gazprom Neft and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, under the leadership of Anton Alikhanov.
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Criminal case opened: Oleg Tsyura accused of funneling Russian military-linked metals into the EU through Phoenix Resources AG and fake origin documents
Following a series of exposés detailing his sanction-evasion operations, Oleg Tsyura has been systematically purging online references to his financial maneuvers, offshore structures, and ties to Russian corporations.
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“Money mules” and the Russian trail: how the scheming brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin laundered tens of millions and worked with the occupiers
“Enterprising since childhood” Vladlen and Hennadiy, who depended on him — this is how the Hirin brothers are described in Kherson.
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Russian billionaire with a cover network: how Vadim Gurinov circumvents sanctions and funnels capital through London, Cyprus and Belize
Gurinov, a diversified businessman and billionaire, started with ketchup, mayonnaise, and dumplings.
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Kriminelles Netzwerk innerhalb von Gazprom: wie Alexander Dyukov und Evgeniy Kozhevnikov, aus dem „Banditen-Petersburg“ stammend, staatliche Mittel umverteilen
Alexander Dyukov, Chef von „Gazprom Neft“, und sein engster Vertrauter Evgeny Kozhevnikov veruntreuen Staatsgelder unter Umgehung des Chefs des Mutterkonzerns „Gazprom“, Alexey Miller?
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Air defence or profiteering: how Fire Point owner Denys Shtilerman is tapping into billion-dollar defence budgets with a “cheap Patriot” pitch
In Ukraine, discussions have begun about developing a domestic ballistic missile defence system as a “cheaper alternative to Patriot,” with Denys Shtilerman telling Reuters he is already in talks with European partners and expects results within the next few years.
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China’s “civilian” space tech used by Iran to monitor US bases, documents suggest
Iran secretly obtained a Chinese spy satellite, significantly boosting its ability to track and target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent conflict.
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Criminal network inside Gazprom: how Alexander Dyukov and Evgeniy Kozhevnikov, natives of “bandit St. Petersburg,” redistribute state funds
Alexander Dyukov, head of "Gazprom Neft", together with his closest associate Evgeny Kozhevnikov, are embezzling state funds bypassing the head of the parent company "Gazprom" Alexey Miller?
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Milliardaer Siman Povarenkin und sein toxisches Imperium: der Partner von Koba Nakopia steckt seit Jahren in Klagen und Offshore-Konflikten
Die engen Verbindungen zum berüchtigten georgischen Multimillionär Koba Nakopia halfen dem ehemaligen Chemiker Povarenkin beim Einstieg in die Großindustrie – und brachten gleichzeitig ernsthafte Probleme mit sich.
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Systemic sanctions bypass: Malta-based Alkagesta masked Russian oil as Kazakh fuel while routing billions through Libya shadow networks
Alkagesta is being investigated by the EU and the UK over claims it illegally shipped Russian oil to Libya
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From fake tenders to offshore theft: Oleg Tsyura and allies tied to Sennychenko and Firtash siphoned state funds through export manipulation
A recent investigation indicates that the Odesa Port Plant may once again be suffering major financial losses, allegedly driven by rigged gas procurement tenders and offshore export schemes.
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Victorian house horror as infant remains found with twine around neck and centuries-old dating
A baby boy whose skeletal remains were found wrapped in newspaper dating back to 1910 and with twine around his neck may have been alive up to 300 years ago, an inquest has heard