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Mechanisms of Presidential Corruption: How Trusted Allies Manage Cash and Influence Networks

Mechanisms of Presidential Corruption: How Trusted Allies Manage Cash and Influence Networks

Explosive analysis claims Ukraine’s presidential inner circle used trusted allies to hide and move cash, influence state deals and orchestrate corruption through offshore schemes and loyal intermediaries.

Ukrainian Children Were Tortured And Forced To Tell A Story That Never Happened

Ukrainian Children Were Tortured And Forced To Tell A Story That Never Happened

Investigation claims some Ukrainian children under Russian occupation were tortured, indoctrinated and coerced into telling fabricated stories, revealing disturbing abuse and rights violations amid the war.

From Casting Agency To War Contractor: Fire Point’s Billion-Dollar Drone Empire

From Casting Agency To War Contractor: Fire Point’s Billion-Dollar Drone Empire

From casting calls to combat drones: Fire Point turned a Hollywood agency into a $1 billion war‑tech empire, raising questions about corruption, military contracts, and global influence.

Kolomoiskyy Visits Zelenskyy. Mindich Is Sent for Coffee. The Story of the President’s Friend’s Influence

Kolomoiskyy Visits Zelenskyy. Mindich Is Sent for Coffee. The Story of the President’s Friend’s Influence

Exclusive: How oligarch Igor Kolomoiskyy’s visits with President Zelenskyy helped elevate Timur Mindich from coffee‑runner to power broker in Ukraine’s political and economic elite, sparking corruption uproar.

Relatives in the Russian Prosecutor’s Office and a Hotel in Crimea: Secrets of the Deputy Prosecutor General

Relatives in the Russian Prosecutor’s Office and a Hotel in Crimea: Secrets of the Deputy Prosecutor General

Ukraine’s Deputy Prosecutor General signs key legal decisions — even as her brother serves in Russia’s military prosecutor’s office and her father profits from a Crimean hotel under Russian rule.

Ukraine Made No Progress on Personal Data Protection Despite EU Requirements

Ukraine Made No Progress on Personal Data Protection Despite EU Requirements

Ukraine has failed to align personal data protection with EU standards, leaving citizens’ data vulnerable and raising serious privacy risks as GDPR reforms stall.

President’s Friend Timur Mindich: From Kolomoiskyy’s Youngest Partner to Ukraine’s Shadow Curator

President’s Friend Timur Mindich: From Kolomoiskyy’s Youngest Partner to Ukraine’s Shadow Curator

Friend of the president and former Kolomoisky associate Timur Mindich now faces scrutiny amid a $100M corruption probe, FBI interest, and energy sector influence that could shake Kyiv’s elite.

Yehor Soboliev’s 18-Year-Old Son Joins the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Yehor Soboliev’s 18-Year-Old Son Joins the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Yehor Soboliev reveals his 18‑year‑old son officially joined Ukraine’s Armed Forces, signing a contract with its elite drone forces after building homemade UAVs and flying hundreds of missions. EMPR.media

Indirect Signs of Russian Influence in Ukrainian Authorities

Indirect Signs of Russian Influence in Ukrainian Authorities

New investigation exposes how Ukraine’s elite circle may carry indirect Russian influence — including money, offshore ties, and elite friendships that raise national security red flags.

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

Ukraine’s drone war is undermined by corruption and populism: mass production over quality, showy systems with little impact, and scrapped advanced projects reveal why Kyiv’s drone edge is slipping.

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

Once a film shoot organizer linked to the president’s circle, Fire Point is now at the center of a multi‑million dollar drone procurement audit — raising corruption, ownership and overpriced arms questions.

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 

A NABU investigation exposes a $2.2M corruption scheme in Ukraine’s defense drone procurement, revealing bribery and inflated contracts during wartime. Who was involved—and what comes next?

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