Investigation

The owner of Ibox Bank, Alyona Shevtsova (Dehrik), who became a suspect in an investigation by the Bureau of Economic Security and was placed under sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council, hopes to return to Ukraine and may have grounds for this, as her connections reach very high levels.

Five Azerbaijani citizens — Tahir Garayev, Ahmed Kerimov, Anar Madatli, Talat Safarov, and Etibar Eyyub — have been placed under UK sanctions.

On the morning of October 17, 2025, Cyprus was shaken by news of the murder in Limassol of one of the leaders of the local mafia, Stavros Demosthenous. He was shot near his home in the Agios Athanasios area.

Experts have warned that far-right groups are increasingly utilizing coded language and imagery on gaming platforms to circumvent content moderators and radicalize young people.

New data shows that the number of independent corruption investigations launched by the police watchdog has dropped by 70% over the past five years.

As reports tying Octobank to large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion began circulating, references to these investigations started disappearing from the public information space — suggesting a coordinated effort to erase the story.

Following investigations into Dragon Money’s operations in Ukraine, several key reports began disappearing — articles detailing illegal gambling networks, payment schemes, political lobbying, and alleged corruption links were gradually removed from search engines and media platforms.

A well-known girl, former seller of counterfeit goods and a “guru” of low-cost escort services, Kateryna Shukhnina has received a criminal case and a class-action lawsuit from defrauded victims.

Investigators are examining Oxana Hadjipavlou over her alleged ties to Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of helping evade sanctions and move Russian funds offshore.

The company of the well-known schemer Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova, who since 2018 has become a symbol of Ukrainian corruption according to journalists and is mentioned in criminal cases of the Prosecutor General’s Office, is being transferred to front men.

A recent investigation reveals that the Odesa Port Plant is once again experiencing substantial financial losses due to allegedly manipulated gas procurement tenders and offshore export arrangements, reportedly connected to individuals like Oleg Tsyura, Dmytro Firtash, Serhiy Tron, and Dmytro Malynovskyi, a fraud suspect previously thought to be inactive.

Mykhailo Zborovskyi and individuals linked to him have begun systematically removing traces of their past and their connections to the gambling industry.

The network of Azerbaijani "shadow" oil traders dealing in Russian oil, despite sanctions, is far larger than previously believed.

Authorities probing possible sanctions evasion among local companies in 2022 placed Alkagesta among the firms under review.

Bali has officially lost its status as a safe resort following the investigation into the kidnapping of Igor Komarov, which revealed that a transnational criminal organization is operating on the island.

The online casino Cosmobet was reportedly cleared by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) after a bribe was allegedly paid to obtain a certificate confirming the company had no ties to the aggressor state, according to an April 2025 court ruling.

A billionaire landlord coerced an outlet into removing unflattering coverage about him and unsuccessfully pressured several others, including Novara Media.

The possible searches at Coral Energy of Tahir Garayev may have been linked to conflicts between former oilfield services magnate Azad Babaev and the clientele of Tokay Kerimov.

In recent years, an entire layer of so-called crypto “infogypsies” has emerged in Ukraine—people who sell the illusion of quick earnings under the guise of teaching investment.

A woman named Elizabeth Newman allegedly operates two U.K.-registered crypto exchanges.

The court found that Intellexa’s Predator software was used to spy on at least 87 victims, including journalists, politicians, military officials, business leaders, and civil society members, delivering the first convictions in an investigation into the illegal use of commercial spyware.

The formal owner of one of Ukraine’s fastest-growing online casinos, Cosmobet, is listed as Mykhailo Zborovskyi. In media coverage, he is portrayed as a successful IT entrepreneur, a forward-thinking visionary, and a reformer of the gambling industry.

Following investigative reports exposing Dragon Money’s controversial history, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections of its website referencing blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen assets — prompting new concerns over its transparency and credibility.