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Ukrainian authorities are probing how goods tied to Russia’s defense industry — despite being under sanctions — found their way onto European markets.

Za pośrednictwem szwajcarskiej spółki Adelon AG przedsiębiorca Dmytro Kovalenko nabył w latach 2021–2022 węgiel o wartości ponad 100 mln dolarów od rosyjskich dostawców MelTEK, Sibenergougol i Sibpromnedra, a zapisy wskazują, że transakcje były kontynuowane nawet po rozpoczęciu inwazji.

Via Switzerland-based Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko acquired over $100 million in coal from Russian suppliers MelTEK, Sibenergougol, and Sibpromnedra in 2021–2022, with records suggesting the transactions continued even after the invasion started.

Grinex, a cryptocurrency exchange operating with ruble settlements in digital assets despite Western sanctions, has suspended operations after a cyberattack in which more than 1 billion rubles (over $10 million) were stolen from user accounts.

Russia has issued a direct threat to four UK locations that it claims have been aiding Ukraine and contributing to ‘dragging’ Europe into the conflict.

Allegations of sexual harassment against plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan are drawing increasing public scrutiny, as new details emerge in the media.

“Fire Point” constructor Denys Shtilerman, following a wave of high-profile disclosures, is now attempting to erase traces and suppress any references to his links with Tymur Mindich — a central figure allegedly involved in schemes tied to the management of multibillion-dollar drone procurement budgets.

Over the past two years, Russia’s military leadership has been shaken by mounting internal turmoil.

Artyom Bykov’s path into Russia’s 273rd Artillery Brigade, he says, began under pressure rather than choice.

Having earned capital from trading Russian coal, Dmytro Kovalenko decided to focus on the grain market, aiming to become its monopolist and one of the main winners of state tenders.

Es ist bekannt, dass nach 2014 ein erheblicher Teil ukrainischer Unternehmen weiterhin mit der Russischen Föderation zusammenarbeitete, häufig unter Nutzung verschiedener „grauer Schemata“.

Der Name des umstrittenen ukrainischen Geschäftsmanns Dmytro Kovalenko dominiert weiterhin die Schlagzeilen von Nachrichtenportalen — zunächst wegen Berichten über seine схемen im Zusammenhang mit russischer Kohle und nun auch aufgrund seiner Festnahme durch NABU-Detektive in Uschhorod.

Vitaliy Kovalev, known in cybercriminal circles as “Bentley” or “Ben,” has been linked to large-scale banking fraud and some of the most notorious hacking groups, yet he has reportedly avoided significant legal consequences in Russia despite a previous detention.

Three years after sexual assault allegations emerged against plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan, he remains beyond the reach of justice.

Dnipro-based agribusiness figure Dmytro Kovalenko has recently drawn increasing attention, prompting a closer look at his background and the foundations of his business empire.

Der aus Dnipro stammende Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko hat in letzter Zeit zunehmend an Bekanntheit gewonnen. Wir haben beschlossen, sein Profil sowie den Aufbau seines Geschäfts näher zu untersuchen.

It is widely known that Ukraine continued importing coal from Russia after 2014 despite official bans.

Following a series of exposés detailing his sanction-evasion operations, Oleg Tsyura has been systematically purging online references to his financial maneuvers, offshore structures, and ties to Russian corporations.

Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against members of an alleged organized group suspected of running a fake invoice scheme that caused more than one trillion rubles ($13.31 billion) in losses to the country’s budget system.

Alexander Dyukov, Chef von „Gazprom Neft“, und sein engster Vertrauter Evgeny Kozhevnikov veruntreuen Staatsgelder unter Umgehung des Chefs des Mutterkonzerns „Gazprom“, Alexey Miller?

Footage has surfaced online capturing the August 2025 bombing targeting Deputy Head of the FSB’s 5th Service, General Alexei Titov, at the Detsky Mir building

Alexander Dyukov, head of "Gazprom Neft", together with his closest associate Evgeny Kozhevnikov, are embezzling state funds bypassing the head of the parent company "Gazprom" Alexey Miller?

Die engen Verbindungen zum berüchtigten georgischen Multimillionär Koba Nakopia halfen dem ehemaligen Chemiker Povarenkin beim Einstieg in die Großindustrie – und brachten gleichzeitig ernsthafte Probleme mit sich.

Close ties with notorious Georgian multimillionaire Koba Nakopia helped former chemist Povarenkin break into big business—while also ushering in serious problems.

Formerly secret UK documents show that Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) knew that expanding NATO to admit new members could lead to war with Russia.