Investigation

Indirect Signs of Russian Influence in Ukrainian Authorities

Indirect Signs of Russian Influence in Ukrainian Authorities

Zelenskyy’s closest aides and allies — Yermak, Tatarov, Shurma, Mindich, the Shefir brothers, Arakhamia, Podoliak, and General Syrskyy — have ties to Russia, raising security concerns.

Quantity Over Quality: Corruption, Populism, and the Sabotage of Ukraine’s Drone War

Quantity Over Quality: Corruption, Populism, and the Sabotage of Ukraine’s Drone War

The drone war needs systemic counter-drone defense and quality deep-strike capability, but is undermined by populist choices, inflated profits, and the liquidation of high-quality units.

Ukraine Magic: From Film Shoot Organizer About the President to Official Owner of Fire Point

Ukraine Magic: From Film Shoot Organizer About the President to Official Owner of Fire Point

Fire Point linked to Zelenskyy film work faces audit: drones overpriced, true owner Skalyga, not Shtilerman, raising $16.7M overspend concerns.

NABU Uncovers $2.2 Million Corruption Scheme in Ukraine’s Defense Drone Procurement 

NABU Uncovers $2.2 Million Corruption Scheme in Ukraine’s Defense Drone Procurement 

Corruption in the defense sector: embezzlement of UAH 90 million on drones uncovered. NABU and SAP exposed a large-scale scheme organized by officials of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine and representatives of private companies during the procurement of drones for the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

The Dynasty: How the President’s Inner Circle Hid $2 Billion — and Is Now Trying to Bury NABU

The Dynasty: How the President’s Inner Circle Hid $2 Billion — and Is Now Trying to Bury NABU

“The Dynasty” scandal: 4 luxury houses under construction for Chernyshov and Mindich, worth $2B, were built during the war. NABU is probing the funds and raising corruption fears.

Timur Mindich’s Diamond Empire with Russia

Timur Mindich’s Diamond Empire with Russia

A businessman close to the Presidential Office, Timur Mindich, spent years building a diamond empire on the basis of former Kolomoisky assets. As it turned out, the business developed not only in Ukraine but also in Russia — even after 2014. And even after the start of the full-scale war in 2022, it continued to generate profits on both sides […]

Widening Gaps on the Front: Why Ukraine’s Forces Struggle to Hold Back Advancing Russians

Widening Gaps on the Front: Why Ukraine’s Forces Struggle to Hold Back Advancing Russians

Former Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi recently described the current state of the Russia-Ukraine war as a “deadlock,” despite ongoing activity along the front. Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK noted that Russia continues to seek ways to break this stalemate, while analysts at DeepState observed that Russian advances in September slowed by nearly half compared to August. Although these figures might indicate […]

Effectiveness of Yuriy Kasyanov’s Drone Unit and the Politics of Confirmation

Effectiveness of Yuriy Kasyanov’s Drone Unit and the Politics of Confirmation

Ukraine’s command calls Yuriy Kasyanov’s drone unit ineffective – 299 drones, no confirmed hits, $1.3 million spent. Kasyanov insists the opposite: his low-cost drones struck Moscow and shut Russian airports, but proof is classified and politics drove the disbandment.

How Ukraine’s SBU Persecutes Independent Media During the War and Claims It Does Not

How Ukraine’s SBU Persecutes Independent Media During the War and Claims It Does Not

Journalists have identified the man who visited the home of The Kyiv Independent executive director, Daryna Shevchenko, in Kyiv on September 29. He turned out to be an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) named Oleksandr. The SBU claims that the visit was not related to the journalist.

The secret business of the NSDC secretary? How Umerov prepared a business in Uzbekistan with Russians | Kaleniuk

The secret business of the NSDC secretary? How Umerov prepared a business in Uzbekistan with Russians | Kaleniuk

While the SBU pins business ties with Russia on NABU detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov, we investigated the business past of the current NSDC secretary, former defense minister Rustem Umerov, and… found Russians there. In 2018, according to Uzbek, Azerbaijani, and Russian media, companies connected to Umerov and his partner Lenur Mambetov joined the Uzbek investment project “Three Cities.” Among other investors […]

Fabricating Justice: Why Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Detective Is Being Targeted After Documenting Zelenskyy’s Inner Circle

Fabricating Justice: Why Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Detective Is Being Targeted After Documenting Zelenskyy’s Inner Circle

Mass illegal searches of NABU detectives, initiated by the authorities in July 2025 as a pretext for the legislative dismantling of SAPO and NABU, demonstrated that the president and his Office will stop at nothing to undermine independent investigations of high-level corruption in power. Ukrainska Pravda investigates. While SAPO’s powers were restored at the legislative level after a fatal attempt […]

What links NABU suspect Chernyshov to luxury estates in Kozyn?

What links NABU suspect Chernyshov to luxury estates in Kozyn?

The answer to this question lies in the materials of a corruption case. It was there that bigus.info discovered the connection between the former official and the companies and individuals officially behind the construction of massive estates on 8 hectares with a private lake on the banks of the Kozynka River. How Chernyshov and his wife “exited” a multimillion-dollar project, […]

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