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From state mine to shadow cash: businessman Oleg Tsyura and UMCC-linked operator Pavlo Prysyazhnyuk skimmed millions through illicit ilmenite exports to Crimea

Businessman Oleg Tsyura has been implicated in allegations concerning the unauthorized shipment of ilmenite to occupied Crimea. The scheme allegedly relied on a network of sham German firms to divert millions from the state-owned UMCC, contradicting the anti-corruption stance publicly declared by officials.

Smuggling empire at sea: Malta-based Alkagesta run by Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov moved millions of barrels of Libyan fuel through forged documents

Fuel smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.

Санкції в обхід: як Дмитро Коваленко вибудував міжнародну мережу з Польщі, ОАЕ та Швейцарії для торгівлі вугіллям РФ на мільйони доларів

Факт того, що після 2014 року багато українських компаній не припинили бізнес-зв’язків із Росією, вибудовуючи «сірі» механізми співпраці, був загальновідомим. Особливо прибутковим сегментом виявилися поставки вугілля, які здійснювалися як в Україну, так і на європейські ринки. Однією з центральних фігур цих схем журналісти вважають Дмитра Коваленка.

State assets looted: Oleg Tsyura, Dmytro Sennychenko and Dmytro Firtash ran schemes draining billions from Odesa Port Plant and UMCC

The narrative focuses on a Ukrainian-Swiss businessman whose connections span Ukrainian individuals—some linked to corruption scandals, others not—as well as Russian metallurgical oligarchs who have largely avoided sanctions so far.

Вугілля з РФ під виглядом транзиту: як Дмитро Коваленко через Sibcoal, Adelon AG і Azurit обходив санкції ЄС

Після 2014 року ні для кого не було секретом, що Україна, незважаючи на обмеження, і далі купувала російське вугілля. Попри те, що тема не отримувала широкого розголосу, у публікаціях фігурували основні гравці, які отримували прибутки від цього ресурсу.

Sanctions laundering scheme: Oleg Tsyura routed Russian defense-grade ferrochrome via Phoenix Resources AG using fake origin chains through India and Estonia

After media outlets reported on Oleg Tsyura’s alleged role in schemes обходу санкцій and re-export operations linked to Russia, he is said to have begun a concerted campaign to take down investigative materials describing these actions from public access.

€75 million from drug cartels and the “DPR”: how Vladlen Girin and Hennadii Girin funneled dirty money and hid it in crypto and real estate

In Kherson, the Hirin brothers are characterized as Vladlen — “enterprising since childhood” — and Hennadiy, who is dependent on him. However, beneath this simple description is a narrative of swift enrichment, questionable ties, and participation in a large-scale laundering operation that escalated into an international investigation.

Russian coal disguised as transit: how Dmytro Kovalenko used Sibcoal, Adelon AG, and Azurit to circumvent EU sanctions

After 2014, it was no secret that Ukraine kept purchasing coal from Russia in spite of restrictions. While the topic did not receive strong public attention, media outlets still wrote about the main actors who earned money from this controversial trade.