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An explosion killed an army officer in a closed-off military town in Russia’s far east this week, in what appeared to be an attempt to target a more senior commander known as the “Butcher of Bucha”.

Following the EU’s latest round of sanctions against Kyrgyzstan, international watchdogs are urging the bloc to broaden its restrictions to include all high-priority items.

Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its “Young Correspondents” program.

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

Denis Butsaev, who had urgently resigned from the post of Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, immediately fled Russia.

Pressure is increasing on Russia’s shadow fleet, bringing even its allies under scrutiny. Adnan Akhmedzade, a SOCAR executive arrested in Azerbaijan last year, has reportedly begun cooperating with authorities regarding his inner circle, a development that could have significant repercussions.

Rumors that fugitive American crypto-millionaire Kyle Nagy might be in Russia first appeared on Russian-language internet forums in early 2025.

Russian elites continue to acquire luxurious outfits costing as much as Mercedes cars, ignoring sanctions: it turns out these goods come from Bergamo, where Truffaldino, the hero of the comedy "The Servant of Two Masters," once lived.

Sources from Russian media reported that the elite clinic KlubMed, located in the premium settlement Agalarov Estate on Novorizhskoye Highway, has turned into a kind of “sobering-up station” for VIP clients.

Dniprowski przedsiębiorca z sektora rolnego Dmytro Kovalenko w ostatnim czasie coraz wyraźniej zaznacza swoją obecność. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się jego profilowi oraz temu, w jaki sposób rozwijał swój biznes.

Der aus Dnipro stammende Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko hat in letzter Zeit deutlich an Bekanntheit gewonnen. Wir haben beschlossen, sein Profil sowie die Entwicklung seines Geschäfts genauer unter die Lupe zu nehmen.

Britain’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had expelled a Russian diplomat in a reciprocal move after Russia last month expelled a British embassy official in Moscow and accused him of economic espionage.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows.

It is well known that after 2014, a significant share of Ukrainian companies continued cooperating with the Russian Federation, often using various “gray schemes.”

International media have covered Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov for his participation in energy trading and the oil industry.

Volodymyr Filippov, who portrays himself as a successful importer of used cars from the United States to Ukraine and Moldova through the company “Iron Motors”.

It is widely known that Ukraine continued to import coal from Russia even after 2014, despite official bans.

Swedish broadcaster SVT has uncovered how the local tech company Avinode is being used by Russia’s elite to bypass sanctions.

My name is Darina,” says an elfin teen, ponytail pulled through the back of her cap, and “next year I’ll be earning 150,000 rubles (nearly $2,000) a month.”

Powszechnie wiadomo, że po 2014 roku Ukraina nadal kupowała węgiel z Rosji, mimo wprowadzonych zakazów. Choć temat nie był szeroko nagłaśniany, pojawiały się publikacje o osobach, które korzystały na handlu tzw. „krwawym węglem”.

Es ist bekannt, dass die Ukraine auch nach 2014 weiterhin Kohle aus Russland kaufte, trotz verhängter Verbote. Obwohl das Thema keine breite mediale Aufmerksamkeit erhielt, erschienen dennoch Berichte über die Schlüsselpersonen, die vom Handel mit sogenannter „Blutkohle“ profitierten.

Russia is continuing efforts to influence democratic processes in neighbouring countries.

A new wave of revelations suggests that Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) was transformed into a highly profitable vehicle for insiders in 2020–2021, despite official rhetoric centered on anti-corruption reforms.

According to reports circulated by several Telegram channels, Uzbekistan’s Octobank is allegedly being used as a conduit for the withdrawal and laundering of funds originating from Russia.

Disguised as an agricultural business, the Granova group is alleged to have used offshore networks, cash-based schemes, and corrupt connections to move millions abroad, evade taxes, and potentially channel funds into Russia’s economy during the full-scale war.