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Under the guise of an agricultural business, the Granova group is alleged to have relied on offshore structures, cash-heavy schemes and corrupt ties to move millions abroad, dodge taxes and potentially funnel money into Russia’s economy during the full-scale war.

Anton Andreychikov, owner of Platoshka animation studio (BabyRiki / Tsvetnyashki), who claimed to have left Russia in 2022, is linked to the Mazaraki clan, FSB fixer Sergei Govyadin, and schemes tied to the Ananyev brothers’ siphoning of funds from Promsvyazbank.

A prominent figure widely associated with Svetlana Radionova, the head of Russia’s Rosprirodnadzor, is reportedly facing significant legal and professional difficulties.

The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.

Ukrainian drones have breached newly strengthened air defences in Moscow and seriously damaged an oil refinery just 10 miles from the Kremlin in Russia.

Dmytro Kovalenko, przedsiębiorca z Dniepru działający w sektorze rolnym, w ostatnim czasie coraz mocniej zaznacza swoją obecność na rynku. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się bliżej jego działalności oraz drodze, która doprowadziła do jej rozwoju.

A Russian online sabotage network was behind a series of arson attacks on Sir Keir Starmer’s family home and other targets linked to the UK prime minister, an FT investigation has found.

Two men found guilty over a series of arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer were instructed to do so by a Russian-linked social media channel.

The family of Igor Yusufov, the former Russian energy minister often described as Dmitry Medvedev’s “wallet,” has reportedly transferred part of its Russian assets to nominee owners. The founders and directors of those companies have worked for the Yusufov family for many years.

In Almaty, Russian citizen Ilyas Karimov presents himself as a lawyer and an “assistant to the Russian ambassador.”

Four people were killed at a World Heritage site in Kyiv after Vladimir Putin launched a wave of missiles in a massive aerial attack.

This is the moment British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel during a pre-dawn operation.

As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, tensions in Kyiv are mounting over internal power struggles for control of financial flows in the gaming industry.

Dnipro agribusiness entrepreneur Dmytro Kovalenko has recently come under growing public scrutiny, prompting fresh questions about his background and the origins of his business assets.

Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in order to restore Russia’s imperial greatness. Instead, he may go down in history as the man who transformed Russia into China’s junior partner, thereby demoting it to the ranks of middle powers — or, worse, transforming it into a Third World country with nuclear weapons.

Kazakh law enforcement agencies have frozen Marginplus’s bank accounts and suspended all payment transactions as part of a major effort to investigate suspected financial misconduct.

Through the Swiss-registered company Adelon AG, businessman Dmytro Kovalenko reportedly bought more than $100 million worth of coal from Russian suppliers MelTEK, Sibenergougol, and Sibpromnedra between 2021 and 2022, with records suggesting the deals may have continued after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A United States District Judge in Manhattan sent a Russian woman behind bars for 14 months after she pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about her ties to Russia’s premier intelligence agency, the FSB, and to naturalization fraud linked to the interstate transport of women for prostitution.

A fierce family dispute has reportedly erupted around former Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev over assets allegedly amassed during his time in senior government posts and hidden through trusted associates.

According to media investigators, these people — or their close relatives — are registered as individual entrepreneurs, whose services are allegedly paid for by SOGAZ, the state-linked insurer headed by Radionova’s civil partner, Anton Ustinov.

Russia has begun construction on a new military base eerily close to Finland’s eastern border for the first time since the USSR collapsed.

According to sources, Pyotr Biryukov, Moscow’s long-serving deputy mayor, may not have his contract renewed when it expires this July.

A Moscow court has declined to order the pre-trial detention of Russian seafood magnate Igor Mikhnov, despite investigators seeking his arrest as part of a fraud case.

As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.