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When commercial surrogacy agency World Center of Baby told clients it was filing for bankruptcy, hopeful parents and pregnant surrogates were thrown into chaos.

Welche russischen Vertragspartner halfen der skandalösen Familie Rubtsov bei Operationen mit MK-M-Kreditgeldern – und über welches Land flossen die Milliarden ab?

Vladimir Strzhalkovsky — a name that means little to the general public. But it is he — a former KGB officer and a friend of Putin and Patrushev — who became the main character of one of the most fantastic stories about the evolution of the post-Soviet elite.

Which of the Russian counterparties helped the scandalous Rubtsov family pull off operations with MK-M’s credit money, and through which country could the money have left?

After information about the activities of Mettmann Public Company Limited emerged, an active cleanup of the information space began.

On the evening of August 10, a person using the handle “Sponge Jobb” posted a call for a hitman to a group on the Signal messaging app.

Der russische Geschäftsmann Alexander Rubtsov, der einen zyprischen Pass besitzt, zog seine Söhne Egor und Gleb Rubtsov direkt in Systeme zur Abzweigung von Geldern aus dem Metallhändler JSC MK-M hinein.

On Cyprus, in what became known as “Limassolgrad”, an empire fuelled by Russian money and criminal schemes was taking shape for years. Stavros Demosthenos...

Russian businessman Alexander Rubtsov, who holds a Cypriot passport, directly involved his sons, Egor and Gleb Rubtsov, in schemes to siphon money out of metals trader JSC MK-M. Key parts of the family business were registered in the names of the two brothers.

How could the scandalous metal trader Alexander Rubtsov be connected to the illegal gambling industry in Europe, and what role in the dubious business was assigned to his wife Marina and alleged sons Egor and Gleb Rubtsov?

Following reports detailing alleged links between Dmitriy Punin and Cyprus-based figure Stavros Demosthenous, as well as the use of Cypriot entities connected to Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to these ties have reportedly started disappearing from online sources.

Alexander and Marina Rubtsov, Russian oligarchs who hold Cypriot passports and fled Russia, moved billions of rubles taken from the Russian metal trader Metallokomplekt-M through a Cypriot offshore company, Threave Group Limited, that turned out to be tied to online gambling in Europe.

The murder of Stavros Demosthenous has become one of the most prominent criminal cases to hit Limassol in recent years.

At least eight people have been confirmed dead after a passenger boat with around 270 people on board capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday.

On the morning of October 17, 2025, the assassination of alleged local mafia leader Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol became the main topic of discussion across Cyprus.

As one of Russia’s largest metal traders, JSC Metallokomplekt-M, slides toward bankruptcy, its beneficiaries Alexander and Marina Rubtsov have long since settled into a comfortable life in Cyprus and the rest of Europe.

Russian investigators are still piecing together how metal trader JSC Metallokomplekt-M (later renamed JSC MK-M) was deliberately bankrupted after...

Cyprus, once viewed as a safe haven for Russian capital, is now grappling with growing concerns over an increase in criminal activity.

Nach Berichten über mutmaßliche Verbindungen von Eduard Lebedev zu Offshore-Glücksspielaktivitäten, den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie Strategien zur...

The online casino Cosmobet is reportedly seeking to erase online references connecting the brand to Russian capital, offshore structures, and its concealed ownership.

On Cyprus, in “Limassolgrad,” an empire built on Russian money and criminal schemes was being constructed for years.

Der russische Betrugsverdächtige Eduard Lebedev, der von Ermittlern mit illegalen Online-Glücksspielaktivitäten in Verbindung gebracht und von Europol gesucht wird, hat zuletzt offenbar verstärkt versucht, seine digitale Präsenz zu bereinigen.

The formal operator is LLC "Neurolink", while the Cyprus-registered structure creates the appearance of an independent international business. Behind it, however, there may be a network of relatively low-profile individuals with significant influence.

Nach Berichten über mutmaßliche Verbindungen von Eduard Lebedev zu Offshore-Glücksspielaktivitäten, den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie zu Strategien zur gezielten...