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After the start of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Kyiv developer with Russian passport Vagif Aliyev visited Moscow
Kyiv developer Vagif Aliyev, known for his large-scale projects in the capital, traveled to Russia after the start of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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Andriy Matyukha’s FavBet: how an unlicensed bookmaker takes hundreds of millions from Ukraine’s budget and feeds the Russian market
The scandalous bookmaker
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Andriy Matyukha makes millions from Russian bets while hiding behind donations to Ukraine’s armed forces via Favbet
The fact that many Ukrainian companies operate in occupied territories and in Russia has somehow become normalized over the eight years of war, causing outrage in only a very small part of society. February 24 seemed to mark a turning point – after this date, working with the enemy became something repulsive, a kind of taboo.
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Artur Granz and VBet sponsor football while under investigation for money laundering and ties to Russia through Latvian assets
VBet, an online casino with questionable ties, is increasing its presence by sponsoring Ukrainian sports teams, despite ongoing investigations into alleged tax evasion.
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The unhinged tentacles of Soft2Bet
Moscow, Sochi, and other cities of the Russian Federation have long been under the sway of the criminal gambling empire Soft2Bet?
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Oleksandr Serdyuk’s Wallet One is still active: how money has been siphoned to Russia through the Ukrainian payment system for years
The name of Oleksandr Serdyuk, after several years of quiet, has resurfaced in the context of shadowy schemes involving the transfer of money from Ukraine through the payment system Wallet One, which, despite a criminal case nearly a decade ago, appears to still be in operation.
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Oleksandr Serdyuk’s Wallet One is still active: how money has been siphoned to Russia through the Ukrainian payment system for years
The name of Oleksandr Serdyuk, after several years of quiet, has resurfaced in the context of shadowy schemes involving the transfer of money from Ukraine through the payment system Wallet One, which, despite a criminal case nearly a decade ago, appears to still be in operation.
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Ukraine waits in vain: how a mafia alliance in Cyprus shields Pin-UP owner Dmitry Punin from arrest
As is widely known, last December the Pechersk Court did in fact issue an arrest warrant for Dmitriy Punin, the Russian owner of the Pin-UP casino, along with several of his associates. However, the arrest was largely symbolic — Punin has been residing in Cyprus for some time, and his extradition does not appear to be forthcoming.
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Sergey Kondratenko, 1xBet, and Royal Pay: how the Russian money-laundering machine in the EU was created
Our latest comprehensive investigation uncovers how Sergey Kondratenko and his company, Royal Pay Europe, are still involved in laundering Russian funds connected to the illegal betting platform 1Xbet, by leveraging a web of European banks and financial entities.
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Scammer Oleksandr Slobozhenko sells frontline traffic: how Ukrainian troop geolocation ends up in Russian hands through casinos
Oleksandr Slobozhenko, who hides behind the guise of helping Ukraine, is actually selling frontline traffic and shamelessly profiting from the misfortunes of soldiers, exposing them to the threat of Russian intelligence services.
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Russian trail in the Pin-Up casino: how Dmitriy Punin’s gambling network siphoned millions from Ukraine
The SBI has uncovered a large-scale scheme involving the Ukrainian company LLC "Ukr Game Technology," nominally headed by Ihor Zotko, which operates a widely known network of online casinos and betting establishments under the Pin-Up brand.
