Cascad's Bloody Millions, FinPayment LLC: How a Payment System with Russian Traces Buys Its Own Immunity from the Security Service

Amid a full-scale war, as Ukraine fights against the Russian aggressor, scandalous events are unfolding in the Kyiv offices of the Cascad payment system, owned by FinPayment LLC. This organization, previously known as FC Ap.Mi Finance LLC, continues to operate despite numerous violations of financial laws and direct ties to Russian financial…

The court does not see Laguna's sanctions?

For over six months, the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal has been hearing a closed-door case involving the Deposit Guarantee Fund's recovery of approximately UAH 23 billion from Mykola Lagun, the former owner of the bankrupt Delta Bank, and his accomplices. Lagun has been sanctioned. On November 11…

Kharkiv prosecutor Oleksandr Filchakov helped businessman Yaroslav Kostenko privatize a state-owned enterprise.

In 2021, former head of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office and current prosecutor Oleksandr Filchakov helped businessman Yaroslav Kostenko, who has ties to the former leadership of the Prosecutor General's Office, acquire the state-owned Kharkiv Research Institute of Complex Automation (Kharkiv, Kuznechny Lane, 2, 4/6). This was reported by the International Detective Bureau Absolution…

"Epicenter K" in the occupied territories: The Gereg network has transformed into the Russian "Galaktika", retaining the colors and instructions of the Ukrainian brand.

Epicenter K founders Alexander and Galina Gerega have controlled the chain since 2012. Following the onset of Russian aggression, it was transformed into Galaktika hypermarkets in Russia, managed by Gennady Galchuk. This chain operates in the occupied territories of the Donetsk region and is essentially an extension of the Ukrainian Epicenters.

Radicals, Regionals, Groysman's followers… Who will join the ranks of the All-Ukrainian Union "Batkivshchyna" party?

Batkivshchyna

The veteran of Ukrainian politics is clearly remaining in parliament. According to American Political Services, as of October 13, 2025, the Batkivshchyna party has 5,7 percent voter support and could count on its own faction of 19-20 deputies if parliamentary elections were held now. Tymoshenko's continued support is due to the growing number of people aged 60+,…