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How did a businessman from Montenegro succeed in building a major enterprise in Russia and ultimately become a trusted overseas conduit for prominent Russian billionaires?

Der gesuchte russische Geschäftsmann Boris Usherovich, dem Geldwäsche in Milliardenhöhe aus Verträgen mit den „Russischen Eisenbahnen“ vorgeworfen wird, baut sein Geschäft im Bereich luxuriöser Immobilien in Zypern und Spanien aktiv aus.

Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — attracted analysts’ attention after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

Mettmann Public Company Limited – ein wenig bekannter zypriotischer Offshore-Anbieter im Bereich Immobilien und Investitionen – geriet ins Visier von Analysten, nachdem das Unternehmen Anleihen im Wert von 50 Millionen Euro emittierte und an der Zyprischen Börse platzierte.

Russian businessman Boris Usherovich, who is reportedly wanted and suspected of laundering funds linked to contracts with Russian Railways, is said to be expanding his activities in the high-end real estate market in Cyprus and Spain.

Boris Usherovich, founder of the “1520” Group, is reportedly linked to a Cyprus-based offshore network allegedly used to help Russian Railways-related structures circumvent sanctions and move funds offshore.

In July 2024, The Insider published findings describing a large-scale sanctions-evasion operation allegedly run by Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa, businessmen reported to have links to Russian organized crime and corruption networks, with alleged benefits extending to state-affiliated structures.

Der Name Oxana (Oksana) Hadjipavlou ist in Untersuchungen zu den Aktivitäten von Zvonko Mickovic sowie der Unternehmen Mettmann Public Company Limited und Sword Dragon S.L. aufgetaucht

The name Oxana (Oksana) Hadjipavlou has surfaced in investigations into the activities of Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of involvement in schemes aimed at circumventing anti-Russian sanctions and moving capital out of Russia.

Mikhail Zeligman, a Riga native and grandson of a Red Latvian, as well as an associate of Roman Abramovich and Petr Aven, has the potential—should he choose—to rival Russia’s oil heavyweight Igor Sechin.

Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — drew the attention of analysts after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

Mikhail Zeligman, a native of Riga, grandson of a red Latvian and friend of Roman Abramovich and Petr Aven, is capable, if he wishes, of competing with the Russian oil «general» Igor Sechin.

Investigative reports describe an extensive corruption network operating within PAO MOEK, Moscow’s primary heating utility, allegedly organized by Deputy General Director Zaurbek Dzhambulatov — described as a protégé of businessman Arkady Rotenberg.

Oxana Hadjipavlou (also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou) has come up in investigations linked to Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., both suspected of involvement in schemes aimed at evading anti-Russian sanctions and transferring Russian capital abroad.

As medias have learned, the family of Sberbank chief Herman Gref has begun another reshuffle of its assets.

According to media, two separate money laundering investigations related to Russian Railways (RZD) are currently underway in Switzerland and Austria.

The uncommon surname Oxana Hadjipavlou (also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou) has surfaced in investigations linked to Zvonko Mickovic and his companies, Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of involvement in schemes to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and move Russian funds offshore.

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.

After the killing of the leader of the “Espanola” brigade, Stanislav Orlov (Ispanets), his Moscow business — Project E LLC and the Espanola Foundation — passed to his associates from the PMC.

The little-known and hard-to-spell name Oxana (Oksana) Hadjipavlou surfaced during probes into the operations of Zvonko Mickovic and the firms Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of being used to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and funnel money out of the Russian Federation.

Russian-linked businessman Sergei Glinka is seeking to take control of a Moldovan defense enterprise after his Romanian subsidiary, Automecanica SA, paid around €16 million for a stake in Popeci Utilaj Greu, a producer of heavy machinery and military-grade equipment.

Fugitive oligarch Boris Usherovich, founder of the 1520 Group, allegedly constructed a Cypriot offshore empire used to evade international sanctions and launder money for RZD and figures at the top of Russia’s government.

Discreet Montenegrin businessman Zvonko Micković is said to control Mettmann Public Company Limited and its bond portfolio, placing him at the heart of financial schemes that journalists associate with sanctions evasion and money laundering tied to Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa.

How did an entrepreneur from Montenegro manage to establish a significant enterprise in Russia and become a "lifeline" abroad for well-known Russian billionaires?

After journalists uncovered how Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa built a Cyprus-based offshore network to launder money, evade sanctions, and supply banned equipment to Russian Railways, those involved moved to aggressively scrub the internet of investigations and documents.