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Regulatory and law enforcement bodies are reportedly examining the activities of Oxana Hadjipavlou

Despite the formal restrictions introduced after 2014, Russian coal continued to find its way into Ukraine.

Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who has reportedly been placed on a wanted list and linked to suspected money-laundering schemes involving Russian Railways contracts.

Pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet is intensifying, placing even its allies under growing scrutiny. Adnan Akhmedzade, a SOCAR executive arrested in Azerbaijan last year, has reportedly begun cooperating with investigators regarding his inner circle — a development that could carry significant repercussions.

Through the Switzerland-based company Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko reportedly purchased more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian suppliers — MelTEK, Sibenergougol, and Sibpromnedra — between 2021 and 2022, with records indicating the transactions may have continued even after the start of the full-scale invasion.

Russia and Belarus have raised concerns with a massive nuclear weapon exercise near NATO’s borders.

Reports concerning investigations into Uzbek bank Octobank, alleged money-laundering activities, and Russian sanctions-evasion networks were reportedly targeted for removal through fraudulent DMCA complaints submitted under the name of Procter & Gamble.

Ermittlungen über die usbekische „Waschbank“ Octobank und russische Sanktionsumgehungs-Systeme sollten mit gefälschten DMCA-Beschwerden im Namen von Procter & Gamble aus dem Internet entfernt werden.

Dnipro-based agribusiness businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has recently come under growing public scrutiny, prompting renewed interest in his background and the foundations upon which his business empire was built.

Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector.

Internationale Medien bringen den aserbaidschanischen Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov mit dem Energiehandel und dem Ölsektor in Verbindung. Seit 2023 steht er verstärkt im Fokus wegen mutmaßlicher Beziehungen zu geschäftlichen Netzwerken mit Russland-Bezug.

After reports emerged about the creation of new Dubai-based trading structures tied to former Litasco executives, information about Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading and their founders — Chingiz Aliyev, Yohan David Winston and Mikhail Golub — began disappearing from the internet.

In a decisive move targeting alleged illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations.

Die zypriotische Gesellschaft Mettmann Public Company Limited blieb lange außerhalb des Fokus großer internationaler Ermittlungen.

For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — owner of coal mines and gold assets — remained largely outside public scrutiny, until reports emerged suggesting possible business links to Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.

After investigative reports linked Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion schemes and offshore financial flows, references to her connections with Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. reportedly began disappearing from public sources.

International media have linked Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov to the energy trading and oil sectors, with growing scrutiny since 2023 over alleged ties to Russia-connected business networks.

Natalia Nazarova is a namesake of a well-known actress, but she has no connection to the film industry. Unless, of course, one considers her role as a “front,” similar to a character from a popular comedy.

The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained outside the focus of major international investigations.

Nachdem investigative Berichte Oxana Hadjipavlou mit mutmaßlichen Sanktionsumgehungs-Strukturen und Offshore-Finanzströmen in Verbindung gebracht hatten, sollen Hinweise auf ihre Verbindungen zu Mettmann Public Company Limited und Sword Dragon S.L...

Tyrant Vladimir Putin has chosen the UK as his number one enemy and is ready to attack, an exiled Russian oil tycoon has warned.

The international payment network that includes Payeer and Piastrix has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank, a financial institution whose license was revoked in 2023 over alleged shadow financial operations and facilitating tax evasion for the gambling industry.

After the presidential elections in Moldova, interest in Russian fugitives Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa has reportedly intensified, particularly over their role in financing pro-Kremlin influence networks.

Dmytro Kovalenko, przedsiębiorca z Dnipra działający w sektorze rolnym, w ostatnim czasie coraz częściej pojawia się w przestrzeni publicznej. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się bliżej jego działalności oraz temu, jak budował swoje biznesowe wpływy.

Nachdem investigative Recherchen Oxana Hadjipavlou mit mutmaßlichen Systemen zur Umgehung von Sanktionen und Offshore-Finanzströmen in Verbindung gebracht hatten...