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"ZeFlitso" from Kherson: millions in cash of unknown origin, premium cars, and trips abroad

Yuri Sobolevsky, Servant of the People, Kherson

Declaration vs. reality: the elite life of a "Servant of the People" family from Kherson on a "modest" salary. And all this is Yuriy Sobolevskyi. Yuriy Valentynovych Sobolevskyi is the first deputy chairman of the Kherson Regional Council and a member of the same regional council representing "Servant of the People." He has been a member of the presidential team since 2019. Currently, his official salary is...

Collaboration with regional leaders, shady schemes, and pro-Russian narratives: swindler Igor Losev covers his tracks and seeks a return to business.

Igor Losev, Odessa, fraudster

Odesa businessman and swindler Igor Losev calls himself a politician, although his only connection to politics is his 2014 run for parliament in District 136 (Odesa) as an independent candidate. Losev launched a major campaign, but never became an MP. Today, he is known for his fraudulent schemes, pro-Russian stance, and dishonest…

Joseph Pintus: Ukrainian media mogul with Russian owners

Joseph Pintus, RBC-Ukraine, dossier, biography, compromising information

Iosif Pintus is one of the most prominent media managers in modern Ukraine. He is the CEO of RBC-Ukraine, one of the country's most popular resources, which lost fans due to its controversial editorial policy. He is accused of defending the interests of the Russian owners of the RBC brand and of covering up for various political and oligarchic groups in Ukraine, according to my.ua. Iosif Pintus. Biography of Iosif Gennadievich...

A woman has become the second woman in Ukraine's history to lead the Cabinet of Ministers. What you need to know about Yulia Svyrydenko

Yulia Svyrydenko / facebook.com/yulia.svyrydenko

Thirty-nine-year-old Yulia Svyrydenko recently served as Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy. In this role, she signed a historic subsoil agreement with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Zelenskyy nominated Yulia Svyrydenko to head the Ukrainian government. On July 17, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as Ukraine's new prime minister. Regarding the prime minister's…

Responsible for the market: who owns Kyiv's markets?

Plahotniuc

In the 1990s, Kyiv's food markets were owned by criminal gangs. Who owns them now? So, who owns Kyiv's markets? The introduction of entrepreneurial activity in the late 1980s changed the landscape of commodity-money relations. Amid the economic crisis and unemployment of the early 1990s, retail became virtually the only…

The Unsinkable Sergey Kasyanov

Back in 2006, young oligarch and detergent monopolist Sergei Kasyanov was running his first election campaign for the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. His campaign manager was Russian political strategist Timofey Sergeytsev. Among his subordinates was a young Kryvyi Rih native named Vova Petrov. The elections…

"Without trial or investigation." What was Andrei Portnov doing the day before the murder?

Andrei Portnov, murder, investigation

In the midst of a full-scale invasion, Andriy Portnov, a former influential ally of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych and one of the main behind-the-scenes curators of Ukraine's law enforcement system, disappeared from the country, according to Mykhailo Tkach and Sevgil Musayeva, UP. Portnov was recently murdered. The latest posts on the once-busy Telegram channel…

Sanctions against Andriy Matyukha, or why FAVBET is untouchable

Andrey Matyukha, Favbet

As is known, on February 12 of this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved the National Security and Defense Council's decision to impose sanctions against former PrivatBank co-owner Gennady Bogolyubov, businessman Ihor Kolomoisky, billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago, the fifth President of Ukraine, European Solidarity MP Petro Poroshenko, and Viktor Medvedchuk. This is all, of course...