Investigation

Ukraine Investigations: Corruption, War Crimes & Power Exposés

Damaged Ukrainian power substation lacking third‑level protection, smoke and broken infrastructure underscoring stalled energy defense efforts in wartime.

The Ukrainian government fails to build the third level of protection for energy facilities

Ukraine planned a three‑level protection system for 22 critical energy facilities — but funding halts and bureaucratic barriers have stopped the third level’s construction, leaving power grids vulnerable to Russian attacks and potential collapse. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Jul 5, 2024
EU and US flags overlaid with economic sanctions icons, Russia map and blocked oil barrels representing proposed sweeping sanctions against Moscow. | empr.media

What could be the new EU and US sanctions policy against Russia

What could the next EU and US sanctions policy against Russia entail? From oil export bans to tech isolation, expert analysis reveals a strategy to choke Kremlin revenues and war capability. | empr.media
Jun 22, 2024
Image showing a closed Moscow Exchange trading floor with currency symbols for U.S. dollar and euro marked as suspended under sanctions.

Circulation of U.S. Dollars and Euro will be banned in russia since July 1, 2024. Moscow Exchange has already suspended Trade

Russia to ban U.S. dollar and euro circulation from July 1 as Western sanctions deepen; the Moscow Exchange has already halted trading in these currencies, signaling major financial upheaval.
Jun 13, 2024
Ukraine frontline troops and defensive positions in the Kharkiv border region during Russian offensive analysis showing combat terrain and engagement zones.

The most conscious analysis about the russian offensive in the Kharkiv border region

Exclusive analysis of Russia’s Kharkiv border offensive — frontline failures, 125th Brigade’s fight for Hlyboke‑Zelene, tactical missteps & soldiers’ firsthand perspectives.
May 17, 2024
Illustration of the Budapest Memorandum, NATO, Ukraine security guarantees and global destabilisation concerns sparked by enforcement failures.

Budapest memorandum: how legal security guarantees for Ukraine turns to global security system destabilisation

The Budapest Memorandum’s promised legal security guarantees for Ukraine have been eroded amid war and geopolitical shifts, sparking debate on the future of global security frameworks — analysis from empr.media. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
May 1, 2024
Illustration of Ukraine’s vast natural resources under the ground, geopolitical maps showing rival powers’ interest in Ukraine’s strategic subsoil wealth.

Why all our enemies need Ukraine, but without Ukrainians?

Exclusive EMPR.media investigation into why hostile powers pursue Ukraine’s wealth yet show disregard for its people — from vast subsoil resources to geopolitical leverage and exploitation. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Apr 23, 2024
Ukrainian Azov Brigade soldiers in combat gear with Western weapons debate highlighting restrictions on arms transfers and battlefield implications.

Did you know about existing ban on the Western weapons transfer to the Azov Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine?

A hidden restriction on Western weapons to Ukraine’s Azov Brigade sparks controversy. EMPR.media uncovers the legal, political and strategic forces behind the ban.
Apr 20, 2024
Transnistria flag raised in Tiraspol with parliament background as analysts debate possible appeal to Putin for accession to Russia

Transnistria. Why it is relevant for putin now?

Will Transnistria’s deputies appeal to Putin to join Russia? Conflicting intel and denials fuel debate on geopolitics, regional instability and disinformation.
Feb 24, 2024
Investigative concept image showing transport routes from occupied Ukrainian cities and illicit financial network mapping tied to a top official

How illegal transport and financial business in occupied territories of Ukraine relates to the head of the State Rear Operator SE

Exclusive investigation exposes ties between illegal transport businesses operating from occupied Ukrainian territories and the head of Ukraine’s State Rear Operator SE, raising questions about money flows and occupation‑era networks.:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Jan 16, 2024
Abandoned Ukrainian defense factories and rusting military equipment symbolizing systemic collapse of defense sector before the invasion.

How Ukrainian officials destroyed Ukraine’s defense sector right before the full-scale invasion

Exclusive: Ukrainian defense giants like Malyshev, Iskra & Artem were gutted by bureaucracy & mismanagement just before Russia’s 2022 invasion — an explosive empr.media investigation.
Jan 11, 2024
Tanker AVENCA unloading heavy cargo at U.S. Naval Station Norfolk with Novorossiysk port silhouette in the background, raising sanctions concerns.

50 000 tons of products was delivered from Russia’s Novorossiysk to the U.S. Naval Station Norfolk

EMPR.media investigates how a German‑managed tanker delivered 50 000 tons of Russian products from Novorossiysk to U.S. Naval Station Norfolk — raising sanctions, moral and strategic questions. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Dec 8, 2023
Rinat Akhmetov image with financial overlays illustrating alleged $400 million Sberbank loan connection revealed in investigative leak

Rinat Akhmetov borrowed about $400 million from Russian Sberbank

A bombshell leak reveals a $400M link between Akhmetov’s empire and Russia’s Sberbank—raising urgent questions about offshore deals and wartime financial ethics.
Nov 17, 2023

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