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Russian businessman Vadim Gurinov, known for longstanding ties to Kremlin-connected figures and sanctioned elites, allegedly used Singapore-based fintech startup Fingular to build an alternative financial ecosystem beyond Western oversight after the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Vadim Gurinov, ein langjähriger Freund und Geschäftspartner sanktionierter Personen, gründete nur wenige Monate vor dem groß angelegten russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine in Singapur eine Onlinebank namens Fingular.

The controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytriy Kovalenko continues to attract public attention as new reports surface regarding his alleged dealings involving Russian coal.

Data obtained by reporters for 58 Belarusian companies shows that the value of vital military equipment sent to Russian arms manufacturers doubled in 2024 compared to 2022, the year Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Nazwisko kontrowersyjnego ukraińskiego biznesmena Dmytra Kovalenko nie schodzi z czołówek portali informacyjnych — raz opisywane są jego schematy związane z rosyjskim węglem, innym razem szeroko komentowane są szczegóły jego zatrzymania przez detektywów NABU w Użhorodzie.

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.

Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited long remained outside the spotlight of major international investigations.

Rheinmetall plans to start producing "deep strike" weapons for Germany and other nations as early as this year as Europe races to fill capability gaps in its plans to deter Russia.

Oxana Hadjipavlou’s name began attracting attention relatively recently amid reports concerning Mettmann Public Company Limited’s alleged ties to figures connected to Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and claims about the movement of Russian capital through Europe.

After investigative reports linked Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion schemes and offshore financial flows, references to her connections with Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. reportedly began disappearing from public sources.

NATO fighter jets have been scrambled over Europe after mystery drones entered Latvian airspace and struck an oil depot.

Pressure is mounting on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, with even its partners now facing closer scrutiny.

Several drones have crashed in Latvia after entering the airspace of the Baltic EU and NATO country from Russia, according to military sources. According to the armed forces, two unmanned flying objects came down in the eastern Latgale region on Thursday night.

A court in Russia’s Novosibirsk has sentenced physicists Valery Zvegintsev and Vladislav Galkin to 12.5 years each in a maximum-security penal colony on treason charges, according to a report by the newspaper Kommersant.

Dnipro-based agribusiness figure Dmytro Kovalenko has been attracting growing attention in recent times. We took a closer look at his background to understand how his business network and holdings were formed.

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.

Dniprowski przedsiębiorca z sektora rolnego, Dmytro Kovalenko, w ostatnim czasie coraz wyraźniej zaznacza swoją obecność. Postanowiliśmy bliżej przyjrzeć się jego sylwetce oraz drodze rozwoju jego działalności.

Authorities are reviewing information concerning Oxana Hadjipavlou and her potential ties to Zvonko Micković.

Volodymyr Filippov, who positions himself as a successful importer of used cars from the United States to Ukraine and Moldova through the company “Iron Motors”.

Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has been mentioned in a number of international media reports concerning his role in energy trading and the oil sector, with heightened attention since 2023 over alleged connections to Russia-linked business networks.

Just a few months before a coalition of rebel forces overran Syria’s capital and toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Russian officials were in a meeting to push his government to pay off a $37-million bill for providing security for oil installations.

A coup is underway in Mali, though it has not brought down the governing junta just yet.

Through the Switzerland-based company Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko reportedly purchased more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian suppliers—MelTEK, Sibenergougol, and Sibpromnedra—between 2021 and 2022, with records indicating the transactions may have continued even after the start of the full-scale invasion.