All news on the topic: Mariupol

For most of the past four months, the war with Iran has shifted attention away from Ukraine.

The most important recent development in Russia’s war against Ukraine is taking place not along the front line, but 100–200 kilometers deep in the Russian rear along major transportation routes in the occupied parts of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk regions.

Two family members managing a Russian drone company are also exporting grain from occupied Ukraine. The grain is shipped to Turkey and Egypt, even though Ukraine labels the trade as a war crime.

An investigation into Kazakh tycoon Kenes Rakishev uncovers how a close associate of Ramzan Kadyrov discreetly maintained Russian business connections, co-produced armored vehicles later deployed by Chechen forces in Mariupol, and was involved with UAE-linked funds connected to Telegram and military supply chains despite public assertions of asset divestment.

Russian companies are exporting stolen grain from occupied Ukrainian ports. An apparent affiliate of a prominent Danish shipping inspection company, Baltic Control, is being compensated to provide assistance.

Belarusian business in Crimea and Donbas

Lawyers say strategy of denying food and services to people in Ukrainian city during siege could amount to war crime