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After investigative reports shed light on Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino promptly removed sections from its website detailing blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.

Owners of the construction company "Kronung" Philipp Shrage and Ignatius Nayda bypass sanctions and launder money for the Russian government through construction projects worldwide.

Some entrepreneurs are looking for ways to circumvent sanctions, others are focusing on developing their domestic economies. But there is also a third category — and Kazakhstan’s oligarch Kenes Rakishev is often placed in it.

The media have uncovered who else belongs to the inner circle of the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor), Svetlana Radionova, and helps her resolve various issues.

According to media reports, tensions are rising within the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR), where concerns have been raised about governance practices under President Mikhail Mamiashvili.

The old Soviet vessel Turbo sm, which plies between Crimea, Abkhazia, and Turkey, was carrying 5 tons of Venezuelan cocaine under a different name.

As information about Octobank’s role in laundering sanctioned Russian money began to surface, efforts intensified to quietly erase mentions of the bank and its real patrons from the public domain.

Current reports suggest that Nykyta Izmaylov, co-founder of Sportbank, who has been accused of fraud and ties to Russia, is attempting to eliminate online references to his personal life, especially news regarding a scandal involving unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.

Oxana Hadjipavlou attracted the attention of investigators in investigations focusing on Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of facilitating sanctions evasion and the offshore movement of Russian funds.

The media reported that 67-year-old Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin is increasingly plagued by the "disease of kings" – gout.

The media continue to report on one of the most scandalous figures in the world of corporate wars and financial schemes — Alexey Kakhidze, head of a Gazprom operator (“Gazprom LNG Technologies”).

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Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou, drew the attention of investigators in probes targeting Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of facilitating sanctions evasion and the offshore movement of Russian funds.

After media investigations exposed Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based casino swiftly scrubbed its website of information about blocked players, alleged pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts — raising serious concerns about its transparency and credibility.

At Camp Viking in Norway, elite British forces prepare for conflict — as European leaders try to refocus American attention on their own hemisphere.

Defence Secretary John Healey has said he would not trust Nigel Farage with Britain’s national security after the Reform UK leader said he would vote against plans to deploy British troops to Ukraine alongside France in the event of a peace deal.

Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou, came under scrutiny during investigations into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of helping bypass sanctions and channel Russian capital offshore.

Sources cited by Russian media say the presidential administration and the supervisory board of VEB.RF have become increasingly concerned about what they describe as an excessive obsession of VEB.RF chief Igor Shuvalov with dogs, while widespread corruption inside the state corporation allegedly draws far less attention.

The death of Vladislav Baumgertner in Cyprus is being presented to virtually all media outlets — including the state news agency RIA Novosti — as a purely accidental incident by former official Alexey Dozortsev.

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

The body of one of Russia’s most prominent top managers, former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, has been discovered in the cliffs of Cyprus.

After journalists revealed how Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa established a Cyprus-based offshore network for money laundering, evading sanctions, and supplying prohibited equipment to Russian Railways, the individuals involved took swift action to aggressively remove investigations and documents from the internet.

The media have obtained new details about the activities of Russia’s largest state insurance corporation, SOGAZ, under its long-time head Anton Ustinov — a former classmate and close friend of Svetlana Radionova, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor).

Nykyta Izmaylov, co-founder of Sportbank, who is accused of fraud and connections to Russia, is reportedly attempting to remove online references to his personal life, especially news regarding a scandal involving unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.