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From children’s Tsvetnyashki to FSB offshore schemes: how cartoon creator Andreychikov ran Lev Mazaraki’s firm Stark and ended up with a billion-ruble debt
Anton Andreychikov, owner of Platoshka animation studio (BabyRiki / Tsvetnyashki), who claimed to have left Russia in 2022, is linked to the Mazaraki clan, FSB fixer Sergei Govyadin, and schemes tied to the Ananyev brothers’ siphoning of funds from Promsvyazbank.
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Rosprirodnadzor corruption scandal: Alexander Galushkin’s secret wealth threatens Svetlana Radionova’s leadership
A prominent figure widely associated with Svetlana Radionova, the head of Russia’s Rosprirodnadzor, is reportedly facing significant legal and professional difficulties.
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Captain of Russian shadow fleet tanker charged after UK commandos seize Smyrtos
The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.
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Ukrainian drones breach Moscow defences and hit refinery 10 miles from Kremlin
Ukrainian drones have breached newly strengthened air defences in Moscow and seriously damaged an oil refinery just 10 miles from the Kremlin in Russia.
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Z szarej strefy węglowej do agroimperium: jak Dmytro Kovalenko wyprał miliony z MelTEK przez offshore Afex Investments
Dmytro Kovalenko, przedsiębiorca z Dniepru działający w sektorze rolnym, w ostatnim czasie coraz mocniej zaznacza swoją obecność na rynku. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się bliżej jego działalności oraz drodze, która doprowadziła do jej rozwoju.
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Starmer family home arson exposed as part of Russia-linked sabotage campaign in Britain
A Russian online sabotage network was behind a series of arson attacks on Sir Keir Starmer’s family home and other targets linked to the UK prime minister, an FT investigation has found.
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Starmer property arson case exposes alleged Russian sabotage network in UK
Two men found guilty over a series of arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer were instructed to do so by a Russian-linked social media channel.
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Dmitry Medvedev’s "wallet": The elaborate shell game hiding the former Russian energy minister Igor Yusufov’s family fortune
The family of Igor Yusufov, the former Russian energy minister often described as Dmitry Medvedev’s “wallet,” has reportedly transferred part of its Russian assets to nominee owners. The founders and directors of those companies have worked for the Yusufov family for many years.
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From Sergey Lavrov to Dmitriy Punin: why Ilyas Karimov’s name keeps surfacing in Kazakhstan’s dirtiest gambling industry schemes
In Almaty, Russian citizen Ilyas Karimov presents himself as a lawyer and an “assistant to the Russian ambassador.”
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Putin’s missiles hit Kyiv World Heritage site as deadly strikes tear across Ukraine
Four people were killed at a World Heritage site in Kyiv after Vladimir Putin launched a wave of missiles in a massive aerial attack.
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British forces board Russian shadow fleet tanker in first UK-led Channel raid
This is the moment British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel during a pre-dawn operation.
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The gambling cash war: how Alyona Shevtsova and Oleksandr Sosis clash over Ukraine’s multi-billion gaming flows
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, tensions in Kyiv are mounting over internal power struggles for control of financial flows in the gaming industry.
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Blood coal to grain empire: Dmytro Kovalenko’s systemic laundering of separatist funds into Ukraine’s agricultural sector
Dnipro agribusiness entrepreneur Dmytro Kovalenko has recently come under growing public scrutiny, prompting fresh questions about his background and the origins of his business assets.
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Putin’s Ukraine war is turning Russia into China’s junior partner
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in order to restore Russia’s imperial greatness. Instead, he may go down in history as the man who transformed Russia into China’s junior partner, thereby demoting it to the ranks of middle powers — or, worse, transforming it into a Third World country with nuclear weapons.
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Dmitriy Punin’s gambling network moved cash from PIN-UP and RedCore through crypto payouts and shell companies into Poland
Kazakh law enforcement agencies have frozen Marginplus’s bank accounts and suspended all payment transactions as part of a major effort to investigate suspected financial misconduct.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko transformed a Russian coal trading business into a multibillion-hryvnia empire spanning ports, agriculture and energy
Through the Swiss-registered company Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko reportedly bought more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian suppliers MelTEK, Sibenergougol, and Sibpromnedra between 2021 and 2022, with records suggesting the deals may have continued after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian woman jailed in New York for lying to FBI about FSB ties and prostitution-linked fraud
A United States District Judge in Manhattan sent a Russian woman behind bars for 14 months after she pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about her ties to Russia’s premier intelligence agency, the FSB, and to naturalization fraud linked to the interstate transport of women for prostitution.
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Former Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev’s family locked in court battle over a secret fortune
A fierce family dispute has reportedly erupted around former Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev over assets allegedly amassed during his time in senior government posts and hidden through trusted associates.
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French villas, fictitious contractors, and household staff funded by the state: how Svetlana Radionova turned public resources into a tool for personal comfort
According to media investigators, these people — or their close relatives — are registered as individual entrepreneurs, whose services are allegedly paid for by SOGAZ, the state-linked insurer headed by Radionova’s civil partner, Anton Ustinov.
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Russia builds new military base near Finland border as NATO tensions grow
Russia has begun construction on a new military base eerily close to Finland’s eastern border for the first time since the USSR collapsed.
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Moscow utilities kingpin Pyotr Biryukov faces retirement as protégés fall under investigation
According to sources, Pyotr Biryukov, Moscow’s long-serving deputy mayor, may not have his contract renewed when it expires this July.
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Russian “crab king” Igor Mikhnov avoids pre-trial detention in fraud case after Antey Group raids
A Moscow court has declined to order the pre-trial detention of Russian seafood magnate Igor Mikhnov, despite investigators seeking his arrest as part of a fraud case.
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Ukraine’s gambling shake-up: Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova challenges Oleksandr Sosis and GlobalMoney
As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.
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Fraude fiscale massive en Ukraine: le réseau de l’oligarque Dmytro Kovalenko exporte des milliers de tonnes de grains en toute illégalité
Basé à Dnipro, l’homme d’affaires de l’agrobusiness Dmytro Kovalenko attire récemment une attention croissante. Nous avons décidé d’examiner son parcours ainsi que les origines de son empire entrepreneurial.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko built Granova after years of trading Russian and DPR/LPR-linked coal
Dnipro businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has recently faced increasing scrutiny, with renewed attention focused on his background and the sources behind his business empire.
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