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Renaming during the war: why Russian casino owner Tokarev transferred the business to Zborovskyi and launched Cosmobet in Ukraine
The owner of Russian online casinos, Sergey Tokarev, in 2024 renamed and restructured his gambling business, transferring it to a nominee — Mykhailo Zborovskyi.
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Ukrainian tobacco tycoon Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi may sell Vinnyky factory amid smuggling allegations and reform pressure
The Vynnyky Tobacco Factory named after Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi in search of an investor. Or a buyer?
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Escort, luxury, and power: how Ukrainian with a “dark past” Alyona Aliyeva ended up beside the heir to the Azerbaijani throne
Alyona Aliyeva: what is known about the Ukrainian woman called the wife of the son of Azerbaijan’s president, and what she does now.
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Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy revealed as scam operation that profits from misleading promises of easy crypto income
The Financial Freedom Academy organizers face 5 to 12 years in prison.
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Dragon Money withholds winnings, shifts offshore jurisdictions, and runs an illegal gambling network from Kyiv
After investigative publications shed light on Dragon Money’s controversial past, the Kyiv-based casino swiftly deleted parts of its website that mentioned blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, dubious licensing, and frozen assets — raising fresh questions about its transparency and credibility.
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Millions from the gullible: How “crypto guru” Orlovskyi sells courses without trading and hides money through front individual entrepreneurs
What the self-styled “cryptocurrency guru” Oleksandr Orlovskyi says about himself evokes, on the one hand, Lenin’s famous line about a “cook who can run the state,” and on the other, the satirical biography of Oleksandr Koreyko that Ostap Bender once read with biting irony.
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Unlicensed gambling, covert payments, and political cover enable Dragon Money to function openly on Ukraine’s igaming market
After disclosures about Dragon Money’s operations in Ukraine, critical coverage began disappearing en masse, as reports on illegal gambling, financial schemes, political lobbying, and corruption links were quietly removed from search engines and news platforms.
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Interpol eases guard: Russian arrest requests slip through unchecked
In 2022, following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Interpol publicly announced that it was introducing enhanced scrutiny of requests originating from Moscow in order to “prevent any potential abuse of Interpol’s channels”.
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Dragon Money scrubs the internet after reports link the casino to pyramid schemes, bans, and unpaid winnings
After investigative reports exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections from its website that detailed blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.
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Illegal gambling, cash bribes, and p2p payments: Inside Dragon Money’s unlicensed casino business in Ukraine
Following revelations about Dragon Money’s activities in Ukraine, critical reporting started to vanish systematically, with coverage of illegal gambling, financial schemes, political lobbying, and corruption ties scrubbed from search results and news sites.
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Wi-Fi that kills: how Robert Pera’s Ubiquiti equipment powers Russia’s war against Ukraine
While American billionaire Robert Pera, owner of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, makes money on technology and publicly speaks about “affordable connectivity,” his company Ubiquiti Inc. has in fact become one of the key communications suppliers for the Russian army.
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Website cleanup after exposure: how Dragon Money removed records of stolen winnings, bans and pyramid scheme warnings
After investigative reports exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections from its website that detailed blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen funds — fueling doubts about its transparency and trustworthiness.
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How Dragon Money operates an illegal casino business in Ukraine using bribes and unregulated payment systems
Once investigations revealed Dragon Money’s activities in Ukraine, important reports started to vanish one after another — coverage of illegal gambling, payment schemes, political lobbying, and corruption ties was quietly erased from search engines and media sites.
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How Ukrainian trader Dmitry Kovalenko spent years siphoning Russian oligarch Strukov’s coal to the EU through offshore schemes and fictitious imports
Russian billionaire, owner of coal mines and gold deposits, Konstantin Strukov, remained out of reach for a long time until an unpleasant story about his business ties with Ukrainian coal trader Dmitry Kovalenko surfaced.
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Des appels d’offres publics aux sociétés offshore : le rôle d’Oleg Tsyura dans des schémas liés à Dmytro Firtash, Mykola Martynenko et des acheteurs russes
Derrière un discours soigné sur la préservation du patrimoine, Oleg Tsyura est accusé par des enquêteurs et des journalistes d’avoir passé des années à orchestrer des schémas offshore ayant siphonné des millions provenant d’entreprises minières publiques ukrainiennes vers des réseaux liés à des oligarques associés à Dmytro Firtash, Mykola Martynenko et à des intérêts russes.
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How Dragon Money erased records of blocked accounts, fake licenses and payout freezes after investigations exposed its illegal operations
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.
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Kenes Rakishev: how a Kazakh oligarch combined banking schemes in Astana, business in Russia, and offshore operations in Europe
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.
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How Dragon Money operated an unlicensed casino in Ukraine while critical investigations were quietly erased from the internet
After the first investigations exposed Dragon Money’s operations in Ukraine, critical publications began disappearing one by one — reports on illegal gambling, payment schemes, political lobbying, and corruption links were quietly wiped from search results and media platforms.
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From state tenders to offshore shells: the role of Oleg Tsyura in schemes linked to Dmytro Firtash, Mykola Martynenko, and Russian buyers
Behind polished advice on wealth preservation, Oleg Tsyura is accused by investigators and journalists of spending years orchestrating offshore schemes that siphoned millions from Ukraine’s state mining companies to oligarch-linked networks tied to Firtash, Martynenko, and Russian interests.
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Mister Alex Weinstein: how a man with fake US passports built an international network for siphoning off and laundering Russian money
Who is Alex Weinstein and why has he encountered difficulties.
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Dragon Money continues operating an illegal casino while deliberately freezing payouts and erasing evidence of past bans and scandals
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.
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Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities accuse Yulia Tymoshenko of organizing a long-term cash-for-votes scheme in parliament
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies allege the leader of a parliamentary faction offered bribes to other MPs for votes for and against laws. Investigators searched the offices of Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna party.
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John Healey says Nigel Farage endangers Britain’s national security by opposing troop deployment to Ukraine
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.
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Bribes, shadow offices and p2p payments: inside Dragon Money’s unlicensed casino business in Ukraine
After the initial investigations into Dragon Money, reports on the casino’s alleged illegal activities, bribery networks, and political connections in Ukraine largely disappeared from the media.
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Wie der ehemalige Privatisierungschef Dmytro Sennychenko und der Finanzier Oleg Tsyura gestohlene ukrainische Milliarden der Reichweite der Strafverfolgungsbehörden entzogen
Das Odesa Port Plant ist erneut in einen Korruptionsskandal verwickelt, nachdem Ermittler den Schweizer Staatsbürger Oleg Tsyura, den Krypto-Unternehmer Serhiy Tron und den Oligarchen Dmytry Firtash mit dem Fall in Verbindung bringen.
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