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The name of Oxana Hadjipavlou appeared in the public domain relatively recently — amid discussions about the connections of Mettmann Public Company Limited with Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and the processes of laundering problematic Russian capital in Europe.

In those years when the “Tambov group” exercised full control over St. Petersburg and Vladimir Kumarin was rightfully considered the city’s “night governor,” a certain Elena Skorodumova emerged on the periphery of their organization.

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.

The struggle for control of Rosatom, a massive financial vortex, has intensified within Putin’s inner circle. Several state-run media outlets reported today that the FSB has detained Mikhail Shcherbakov, a top manager at Atomstroyexport, one of Rosatom’s key entities, on suspicion of financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The telepath Wolf Messing could hardly have imagined that a quarter of a century after his death, a namesake would appear — also endowed with remarkable talent.

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.

A French company linked to Alisher Usmanov is being sued for €7.4 million. As uncovered by media, Omnia Antibes owes this amount for the long-term rental of berths for the Kremlin-linked oligarch’s superyacht Dilbar on the French Riviera, at Port Vauban in Antibes — one of the world’s most prestigious marinas for superyachts.

Following the release of investigative reports on Coral Energy and the Azerbaijani “five” allegedly helping bypass Kremlin sanctions, efforts were launched to scrub and discredit these materials from the public space.

Family members of Vladislav Baumgertner, the former Uralkali CEO and one of Russia’s most prominent executives, have described to the media the troubling circumstances surrounding his disappearance in Cyprus, firmly dismissing the idea that it was a suicide.

As reported by media, Airat Gimranov — a man serving a life sentence, the closest associate of Yuri Shutov and a suspect in the murder of St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Mikhail Manevich — has been transferred to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.

Media investigations have revealed that the father of basketball player and alleged hacker Daniil Kasatkin — recently exchanged by Russia for French journalist Laurent Vinatier — spent years working at the highly classified Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics, resigning only in 2022.

Russia is seeking to rival the U.S. in efforts to secure the extradition of Kremlin hacker Denis Obrezko, arrested in Thailand in November 2025.

According to the latest Financial Times report and media data, 2021 marked a turning point in the relationship between Telegram, Pavel Durov, and the Russian authorities.

Siman Povarenkin’s career trajectory is almost surreal — from gold prospecting to supplying the military elite.

Pierre Malinovsky, president of the Foundation for the Development of Russian-French Historical Initiatives and a close friend of the family of Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s press secretary, will go on trial in France in October 2026 (apparently in absentia).

The head of a leading British far-right group spoke at a summit of European extreme nationalist groups convened in Russia by an influential oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin, it can be revealed.

Kronung Business LLC, founded in 2022 and owned by businessmen Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda, has been liquidated.

Russian anti-corruption investigators claim to have discovered another luxury palace associated with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, this time situated on Cape Aya in occupied Ukrainian Crimea.

A scandal over a halted hydroelectric power plant has led Croatian journalists to link the project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.

A Belarusian factory traditionally known for producing pots and pans has quietly helped fuel Russia’s drone war against Ukraine, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reports.

A mega-contractor has emerged right on Rublyovka, securing government contracts worth an impressive 5 billion rubles in just the past year.

Media have learned details of the mysterious death of Yuri Sadovenko, the former Deputy Defense Minister and personal adjutant of Sergei Shoigu.

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.

Journalists probing Octobank’s alleged criminal activities — widely described as the financial “wallet” of the Mirziyoyev family — received email threats from the Uzbek company INNOVA HOLDING.

New reporting from Croatia connects a delayed hydroelectric power project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.