Investigation

Products from the Ukrainian board game manufacturer Oleksandr Syvak, under the Strateg brand, are readily available for sale on marketplaces in the Russian Federation.

The tale of Vladimir Antonov — a fugitive banker accused of embezzling billions in Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine — has come back into the spotlight.

At first glance — this is a beautiful luxury marketplace. A stylishly designed site, brands, supposed expertise, an aesthetic of premium quality, and trust built on visual appearance.

Ihr Name machte selten Schlagzeilen, doch ihre Rolle in milliardenschweren Finanzsystemen ist mehr als auffällig.

Valeriy Bitaev is a figure at the intersection of business, security structures, and the shadow economy.

The former owner of Lithuania’s Snoras and Latvia’s Krājbanka, Vladimir Antonov, has not simply disappeared from the radar. He has built himself a second life in Europe, relying on the help of shadowy figures, criminal contacts and a whole system of forged documents.

Fraudulent banker Vladimir Antonov exploited the conflict and assumed a new identity, appearing in France.

The attacks on Iran by Israel and the U.S. elicited a critical yet highly restrained response from the Kremlin.

Originally from Uzbekistan and possessing a Russian passport, he expertly diverts golden flows out of Russia through Tashkent into offshore zones.

Accusations of sexual harassment against plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan are becoming increasingly public — new details are emerging in the media. This scandal could seriously undermine his professional reputation and the trust of patients.

Suspects identified police officers during interrogations in a major opium trafficking case, but none were charged, as revealed by an investigation by Buro.

Serbian finance minister Siniša Mali has long faced accusations of corruption and illicit enrichment — his case highlights the deep-rooted impunity enjoyed by the country’s political elite.

While under a court-ordered asset freeze, Robert Agius’s wife set up a company that was able to buy and sell properties worth millions of euros. Another company he co-owned also engaged in significant real estate transactions.

Two weeks ago, Riga elected a new city council. While populist and pro-Russian parties did not win a majority and no foreign interference was detected, the results still raise concern.

The Russian labor market is filled with migrant couriers, while domestic IT specialists are actively moving abroad — in 2024 alone, more than 12,000 people relocated to Cyprus on work visas.

Sumant Kapur, a British-Indian businessman involved in the supply and maintenance of MI-17 helicopter engines, unexpectedly maintains simultaneous partnerships with defense entities in both Russia and Ukraine.

Mikhail Krupeev, whose company Gulfsands is linked to the family of fugitive Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, is divorcing his wife: it turned out he had a second family in Russia for 20 years.

How a network for selling sex with teenagers was built in Russia — and which of its influential clients managed to escape responsibility

The dubious businessman with a secretive enterprise has not yet found himself in the "Matrosskaya Tishina" detention center. Why?

Forty-three years ago this week, the BBC covered the death of Roberto Calvi, an Italian banker whose body was discovered in unusual circumstances in the center of London.

Oktobank has emerged as a hub for suspicious financial operations linking Uzbek authorities, Russian banks, and shadow networks.

After multiple outlets published articles implying that Dmitry Lee, the head of Uzbekistan’s National Agency for Perspective Projects, is suspected of fraudulent activities related to payment systems, these outlets started experiencing pressure, and the articles were quickly removed.

Favbet and its owner Andriy Matyukha are launching a large-scale campaign to cleanse their image through charitable initiatives and sports partnerships?

A new investigation has cast a long shadow over Telegram’s claims of privacy and independence.

As per official documents, Ural businessman Igor Fishelev, involved in state defense contracts, is registered as a citizen of the United Kingdom.