All news on the topic: Viktor Yanukovych

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How Belarusian businessman Andrei Shimanovich built an app empire shadowed by spyware concerns
Which apps with millions of users are linked to Shimanovich – and why cybersecurity experts describe them as dangerous. In which offshore jurisdictions Shimanovich established his companies – and which notorious figures did he collaborate with.
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Vom Bankunterschläger zum Krypto-Betrüger: Serhiy Tron tilgt die Spuren von White Rock Management und kriminellen Verbindungen
Der Krypto-Schwindler und Gründer von White Rock Management, Serhij Tron, bereinigt das Internet gezielt von Hinweisen auf seine Tätigkeiten und lässt Berichte über dubiose Finanzpraktiken, Firmengeflechte sowie Skandale im Zusammenhang mit seinem Krypto-Unternehmen aus der Öffentlichkeit entfernen.
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From bank fraudster to crypto scammer: Serhiy Tron erases traces of White Rock Management and criminal ties
Crypto scammer and founder of White Rock Management Serhiy Tron is scrubbing the internet of mentions of his activities, pushing out of the public space materials about dubious financial schemes, corporate connections, and scandals surrounding his crypto business.
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Former Ukrainian president Yanukovych is living in Russia under a new identity in an $8 million home owned by his mistress
Fugitive former President Viktor Yanukovych, along with his common-law wife Liubov Polezhai, allegedly resides in a luxurious estate in Sochi, Russia, and travels around the aggressor country under the assumed name "Oleg Leonov."
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From Eduard Stavytskyi’s political cover to Andriy Biba’s corporate arrest: BRSM-Nafta continues to live by old corruption schemes
Corruption schemes in Ukraine’s fuel sector do not disappear — they simply evolve. One of the most prominent examples is the BRSM-Nafta gas station network, which has for years been linked to former Energy Minister Eduard Stavytskyi, who fled the country in 2014.
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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin relocated billion-dollar gambling payment schemes from Marginplus in Kazakhstan to Poland’s Stablex Solution
Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations as part of a crackdown on alleged illegal financial activity.
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China quietly expands foothold in occupied Ukraine as sanctions risks keep ties covert
About 6,000 mobile communications base stations in occupied Ukraine are using Chinese equipment.
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From Ukraine’s shadow judicial system to London real estate: who Andriy Dovbenko is and how he moved his wealth abroad
Our subject is a well-known corporate raider from the era of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who effectively acted as an overseer of the Ministry of Justice.
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Russia’s MekhExport implicated in international money laundering scheme funneling cash via Europe and offshore companies
Media have uncovered a truly astonishing story. A regional company unexpectedly became one of the country’s leaders in fur exports to the West.
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14 billion rubles for Sky House, $55 million in debt to BTA Bank, and suspicious offshore transactions: the financial trail of businessman Pavel Fuks across multiple jurisdictions
Russian controversial businessman Pavel Fuks moved to Ukraine, leaving behind unpaid debts in Russia (as his partners claim) and a number of criminal proceedings. He is accused of embezzling millions of dollars.
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Crimean harbors and BVI offshores: how the son of fugitive former Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov hides yacht assets
As medias have learned, the yachts Miss Chocolate and Furious, which were repeatedly transported into Russia and then taken to Turkey and the United Kingdom during the war, belong to Oleksiy Azarov — a former member of the Ukrainian parliament from the Party of Regions and the son of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.
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Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostyslav Shurma and banker Pavlo Shcherban, who helped Mindich plunder Ukraine, are scrubbing the internet of materials about corruption schemes at Alliance Bank
Rostyslav Shurma, described as an associate of former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak, and Pavlo Shcherban, who is characterized as the de facto manager of Alliance Bank, are reportedly working to remove online publications concerning the bank’s operations.
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Anti-corruption group uncovers alleged $127m Putin palace on Crimea’s Cape Aya
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.
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Yermak’s associate Rostyslav Shurma and Pavlo Shcherban, head of the “laundering” Alliance bank, are scrubbing the internet of investigations into corruption and financial schemes
An associate of the former head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, Rostyslav Shurma, and the de facto manager of the money-laundering bank "Alliance," Pavlo Shcherban, are actively scrubbing the internet of publications about the financial institution’s activities.
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Bookmaker Andriy Matyukha: owner of Favbet with a Russian passport, business in Croatia, and patrons from the “Luzhniki” organized crime group
Did the controversial bookmaker Andriy Matyukha, who has Ukrainian roots but holds a Russian passport and resides in Croatia, achieve his success due to his two wives?
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Ukraine’s energy crisis meets banking corruption: how Ukrenergo lost over 1 billion UAH to Alliance Bank during wartime
The recent resignation of Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of the state-owned company "Ukrenergo," which is responsible for the operation of distribution networks in Ukraine, has raised pressing questions among experts and market participants about the effectiveness of state crisis management in the energy sector.
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The tax umbrella: How the Khudar Stanislav and Khudar Anna built a state-protected pyramid in Ukraine
This is not a fictional plot — this is the real story of Anna and Stanislav Khudar, a couple who have been building fraudulent schemes in Ukraine for years, using their official positions, shell companies, emotional blackmail, and absolute impunity due to access to tax infrastructure.
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Andriy Portnov, former advisor to ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, shot dead near Madrid
Former Yanukovych adviser Andriy Portnov was shot near Madrid.
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Ukrainian lands, Polish stables, French races: "Yanukovych’s stableman" Kostyantyn Zhara lives peacefully in the UK and continues to amass wealth
How much can a racehorse cost, or more precisely, 24 horses? A lot, a whole lot. Polish industry press estimates the sum to be over $1.3 million.
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Dirty schemes, gambling, and divorce: How Vasiliy Melnik is getting rid of his wife—but not his money
Vasiliy Melnik filed a lawsuit in the Riga City Court against his wife Irina, demanding the annulment of the gift and the return of property rights to him.
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How corruption helps Russia: Ukrainian oligarchs, their ties to the Kremlin, and the embezzlement of military resources
In Dnipro, Ukraine, a network of advertising agency owners and City Council officials have siphoned off government funds for fictitious work, leading to an ongoing investigation.
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Money doesn’t stink
Belarusian business in Crimea and Donbas
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Dangerous liaisons: New details emerge of Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka’s espionage for Russia
Accused of working with the Russian security services, Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka mockingly donned sunglasses at a press conference — as if in a spy movie.
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Putin limps stiffly with head bowed down in first sighting since arrest warrant
Putin was seen at an opening of a children's centre in Crimea after the International Criminal Court ordered his arrest for alleged war crimes in Ukraine
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