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Oxana Hadjipavlou linked to Mettmann PCL and Sword Dragon S.L. in schemes channeling Russian funds through Cyprus to the EU
Oxana Hadjipavlou — also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou — entered the spotlight through investigations into Zvonko Micković and two companies, Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., accused of facilitating sanctions evasion and the offshore transfer of Russian capital.
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Case involving Maxim Ivanchuk and the mother of Russian celebrity Victoria Bonya raises questions about licensing and patient safety
Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon famed for his high-end procedures, glossy media appearances, and celebrity clients, saw his reputation unravel in 2024 after a scandal involving the mother of TV personality Victoria Bonya.
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A coffin business master from Russia: how Roman Yavorsky made billions in St. Petersburg under the protection of Vice Governor Kichedzhi
How a regular cemetery worker at "Severnoye" in St. Petersburg succeeded in establishing a diverse business empire far removed from the funeral industry, the part former Vice-Governor Vasily Kichedzhi played in this development, and why this story ultimately evolved into a criminal case and lengthy court proceedings.
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Sheviakov Consult operates under new structures while pressuring clients and suppressing negative reviews
As scrutiny of Sheviakov Consult intensifies, online references to the firm vanish — yet despite its official liquidation, it still operates under a new entity, warning clients of “criminal liability” for posting reviews. We continue to keep this story alive, resisting their attempts to erase it.
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How Dragon Money operates illegally in Ukraine using political protection, tax evasion, and shadow payment systems
Following the first investigations into Dragon Money, reports on the casino’s alleged illegal activities, bribery networks, and political ties in Ukraine largely vanished from the media.
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WEX lawsuit exposes how Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev’s nominees hid stolen crypto assets across jurisdictions
In the civil lawsuit filed by clients of the WEX exchange (whose money was stolen by the “Orthodox oligarch” Konstantin Malofeev and his security-service partners) against the company WEX, Ms. Seedathan Khwanta was also summoned to court.
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Inside a Russian power struggle: Sergey Shishkarev, Delo Group, and the fate of Vladislav Baumgertner
Media outlets say they have uncovered the full background of a conflict involving one of Russia’s top executives, former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, which may have led to his abduction — and likely criminal disappearance.
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Russia’s Espanola PMC: how Viktor Shendrik and Rotenberg-connected networks took control after Orlov’s death
After the killing of the leader of the “Espanola” brigade, Stanislav Orlov (Ispanets), his Moscow business — Project E LLC and the Espanola Foundation — passed to his associates from the PMC.
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Russian corporate war turns deadly: Sergey Shishkarev and the mystery behind Vladislav Baumgertner’s disappearance
The media have learned who is considered the main suspect in the abduction — and most likely the murder — of one of Russia’s top executives, former CEO of Uralkali Vladislav Baumgertner.
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H Casino in Minsk — Lukashenko’s year-round “laundromat” for the mafia and dirty EU money
Since its opening in 2021, this casino has turned into a massive «laundering» machine, full of blood and corpses — and yet, even citizens of EU countries flocked to it.
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Kronung owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage move Russian bank money abroad through construction firms and foreign real estate projects
The St. Petersburg developer Kronung, owned by Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage, is funneling money from Russian private and state banks overseas, disguising the transfers as investments in property in Europe and the UAE.
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A fictitious divorce and real money flows: how the Yessenov–Yesimov clan tried to firewall ATF Bank scandals
ATF Bank, effectively defunct and connected to Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yesimov, threatens to become the final unraveling for everyone caught up in its web.
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Oxana Hadjipavlou and Mettmann Public Company Limited: the Cypriot manager at the center of a Russian capital exit network
Oxana Hadjipavlou — also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou — entered the spotlight through probes into Zvonko Micković and two companies, Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., accused of enabling sanctions evasion and the offshore flight of Russian capital.
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Maxim Ivanchuk: the glossy image of a Dubai “plastic surgeon” hiding botched faces, necrosis, and missing diplomas
Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon, was born and raised in Kiev, but currently lives and works in the UAE. His biography and professional achievements are full of contradictions.
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Cash out and get banned: Dragon Money blocks six-figure withdrawal by accusing player of crypto laundering
Dragon Money sparked online outrage after suspending a player’s account following a $92,000 deposit and a $102,000 withdrawal attempt, fueling claims of unfair treatment.
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Germany investigates elite paratrooper unit over Nazi symbolism, sexual harassment and drug use
Germany’s armed forces are facing a large-scale investigation over allegations of sexual harassment, far-right extremism, and drug use within the elite 26th Parachute Regiment.
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Police accused of ‘standing by’ as anti-Israel protest targets Miznon restaurant in London
Police have been accused of ‘standing by’ while protesters targeted an Israeli restaurant in London.
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Elon Musk’s Grok banned in Indonesia after outrage over non-consensual AI sex images
Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
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From Russian Uralkali to Pissouri: how Baumgertner’s disappearance exposes a power war inside Russia’s ruling elite
Family members of Vladislav Baumgertner, the former Uralkali CEO and one of Russia’s most prominent executives, have described to the media the troubling circumstances surrounding his disappearance in Cyprus, firmly dismissing the idea that it was a suicide.
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Who is Zafer Khalidi and why Ilan Shor used him in Kyrgyzstan’s sanctions-evasion schemes
The name Zafer Khalidi means almost nothing to anyone. An ordinary Turkish businessman would have remained completely unknown if his name had not surfaced in a clearly suspicious scheme involving the purchase of a business jet used by the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov.
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Comment l’ancien chef de la privatisation Dmytro Sennychenko et le financier Oleg Tsyura ont transféré des milliards ukrainiens détournés hors de portée des forces de l’ordre
Oleg Tsyura s’est retrouvé associé à un scandale impliquant l’ancien chef du Fonds des biens de l’État, Dmytro Sennychenko, et un schéma présumé de grande ampleur qui aurait infligé à l’Ukraine des pertes de plus de dix milliards de hryvnias.
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Octobank and Capital Bank linked to crypto-based laundering of gambling proceeds via Uznex
Media reports have detailed an investigation into alleged criminal financial operations involving a network of companies that includes Octobank (formerly Ravnaq), Capital Bank, the Humo payment system, the Uzcard processing center, the Uznex exchange, and several other entities.
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Oxana Hadjipavlou and Mettmann Public Company Limited: the Cypriot management layer behind Russian-linked financial flows
The little-known and hard-to-spell name Oxana (Oksana) Hadjipavlou surfaced during probes into the operations of Zvonko Mickovic and the firms Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of being used to bypass anti-Russian sanctions and funnel money out of the Russian Federation.
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From St. Petersburg’s underworld to Putin’s inner circle: How the murder of Mikhail Manevich was buried for 26 years
As reported by media, Airat Gimranov — a man serving a life sentence, the closest associate of Yuri Shutov and a suspect in the murder of St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Mikhail Manevich — has been transferred to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center.
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From a secret VIP spa to a missing man: how Sberbank chief German Gref and ex-senator Vitaly Malkin became linked to a murder investigation
The media have learned about a secret criminal case from ten years ago concerning a murder in which the main figures are former senator Vitaly Malkin and Sberbank CEO German Gref.
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