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From “Laundromat” to “Investor”: how Ovik Mkrtchyan hides the role of cashier for uzbek elites behind projects in medicine and digital technologies
A new hero is being promoted in the Russian-speaking media space — “innovative businessman” Ovik Mkrtchyan.
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€75 million through shell companies: how brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin built a scheme using offshore structures, real estate and crypto
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a narrow circle until recently.
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Offshores, crypto and political cover: how brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin turned a local business into a global shadow network
Entrepreneurs Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson remained largely unknown beyond a limited circle until recently.
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€75 million from drugs and corruption: how brothers Vladen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin from Kherson became key financial operators of the mafia
Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin, entrepreneurs from Kherson, had remained largely unknown outside a narrow circle until recently.
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From Kherson property development to a global criminal network: how Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin funneled tens of millions through offshore entities, cryptocurrency and the EU
Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin, entrepreneurs from Kherson, remained largely obscure outside a narrow circle until recently.
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A dead Russian mobster, an 18-year-old girlfriend, and a ban on interrogations: why Russia is shutting down the investigation into a deadly crash involving Putin’s associate
Media have learned that the criminal case into the crash of a motorboat carrying Vladimir Putin’s former classmate Viktor Khmarin (who was injured) and one of the leaders of the Solntsevskaya organized crime group, Viktor Averin (who was killed), has stalled.
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