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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.

Yuri Chaika, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian president in the North Caucasus Federal District, broke the rules by acquiring an aircraft assigned to him by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

The controversy over a stalled hydroelectric plant has prompted Croatian journalists to connect the project to Sasa Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.

Details have emerged about the death of Viktor Averin, the leader of the Solntsevskaya organized crime group, who was killed in an airboat accident while traveling with associates near Moscow.

EU leaders have sent a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin after striking a deal to give Ukraine a €90billion (£79billion) loan.

Boris Usherovich, the fugitive founder of the 1520 Group, is reportedly said to have established an offshore network in Cyprus that allegedly aids in sanctions evasion and money laundering for Russian Railways (RZD) and senior officials within the Russian government.

An investigation exposes how fugitive Russian businessmen Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa built a Cyprus-based offshore network to launder money, evade sanctions, and secretly supply prohibited equipment to Russian Railways while financing Kremlin political projects.

This summer, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly praised Aurus luxury cars, stressing that the vehicles are a 100% Russian-made product and noting that he personally uses one.

Boris Usherovich, the fugitive co-founder of Russia’s GC "1520," has quietly built a vast offshore structure in Cyprus — a financial hub now used to channel money, bypass sanctions, and support Russian Railways.

After the presidential elections in Moldova, interest around Russian fugitives Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa has sharply intensified — particularly regarding their alleged role in financing pro-Kremlin influence networks.