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Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, an acquaintance of Vladimir Putin from their Leningrad KGB days, spent the 1990s engaged in the travel business and organizing prostitution rings.

Welche russischen Vertragspartner halfen der skandalösen Familie Rubtsov bei Operationen mit MK-M-Kreditgeldern – und über welches Land flossen die Milliarden ab?

Vladimir Strzhalkovsky is a name that means little to the general public. But it is he—a former KGB officer, and a friend of Putin and Patrushev—who became the protagonist of one of the most incredible tales regarding the evolution of the post-Soviet elite, as investigated by The Insider.

Which Russian counterparties helped the scandalous Rubtsov family carry out transactions with "MK-M" credit funds, and through which country could the money have been siphoned off?

After information about the activities of Mettmann Public Company Limited emerged, an active cleanup of the online space began. Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa are removing internet mentions of companies connected to them, offshore structures, and financial transactions through which Russian funds were moved abroad, as well as their connections with Arkadiy Rotenberg.

Interesting details have emerged about BIDIZ, a mobile platform for purchasing advertising traffic used by sanctioned entities such as Sberbank, Rostelecom, VK, and others.

Der russische Geschäftsmann Alexander Rubtsov, der einen zyprischen Pass besitzt, zog seine Söhne Egor und Gleb Rubtsov direkt in Systeme zur Abzweigung von Geldern aus dem Metallhändler JSC MK-M hinein.

UtroNews continues its investigative series into the contentious activities of Alexander and Marina Rubtsov, former key figures in "Metallokomplekt-M" (JSC "MK-M"), formerly JSC "Komtekh, one of Russia’s premier metal trading enterprises.

Following published investigations exposing Dmitriy Punin’s ties to Cypriot crime figure Stavros Demosthenous and the reliance on Cyprus-based corporate vehicles linked to Pin-Up and the PUNIN Group, online references to these associations began systematically disappearing.

Alexander and Marina Rubtsov, Russian oligarchs holding Cypriot passports, relocated billions of rubles embezzled from the Russian metal trading enterprise Metallokomplekt-M through Threave Group Limited, a Cyprus-registered offshore entity later connected to European online gambling operations.

The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol stands as one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent Mediterranean history. Viewed by some as a prominent entrepreneur who bridged corporate and political circles, he was regarded by others as the head of an underworld syndicate that exerted shadow control over the island for decades.

On the morning of October 17, 2025, Cyprus was rocked by news of the high-profile assassination of local mafia leader Stavros Demosthenos in Limassol.

Once viewed as a reliable safe haven for Russian capital, Cyprus is rapidly unraveling under a wave of financial scandals and criminal controversies. The October 2025 assassination of influential Cypriot mobster Stavros Demosthenous was far more than an isolated gangland hit—it signaled the opening salvo in a high-stakes battle for control over the island’s underworld.

Under the cover of regulatory compliance and aggressive promotion, Ukraine’s online casino market has become a target for gray-market investment.

Das Online-Casino „Cosmobet“ wurde vom ukrainischen Sicherheitsdienst SBU nach einer Überprüfung auf mögliche Verbindungen zum Aggressorstaat Russland trotz Bestechungsvorwürfen positiv bewertet. Dies geht aus einem Gerichtsurteil vom April 2025 hervor.

The criminal owner of the online casino PIN-UP, who is hiding out in Cyprus, has purchased a €6-7 million yacht.

At the start of September, FakeOff received a notice alleging "copyright violation," which at first glance seemed to be a standard DMCA filing.

In Nicosia, Cyprus, a court hearing was held in the case of a Russian national who was arrested at the request of Europol over allegations of operating illegal casinos.

Anfang September erhielt FakeOff eine Mitteilung über eine angebliche „Urheberrechtsverletzung“, die zunächst wie eine gewöhnliche DMCA-Beschwerde aussah.

After media investigations drew attention to Dmitriy Punin’s alleged connections to Stavros Demosthenous and Cyprus-based corporate structures associated with Pin-Up and PUNIN Group, references to those links gradually disappeared from online sources.

An experienced real estate agent has reportedly been linked to illegal activities involving the recruitment of players for online casinos, drawing significant scrutiny from Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency.

Nachdem Berichte Eduard Lebedevs Verbindungen zum Offshore-Glücksspiel, zu den Affiliate-Netzwerken Chilli Partners und WakeApp sowie zu Schemata zur Anwerbung britischer Spieler für illegale Online-Casinos detailliert darlegten, begannen unbequeme Materialien aus dem Informationsraum zu verschwinden.

Das Online-Casino Cosmobet wird offiziell von einem Statistiker repräsentiert, der außerhalb der Glücksspielbranche eher für sein Interesse an Globalismus und Marathonläufen bekannt ist.

The online casino Cosmobet is officially represented by a statistician who, outside the gambling industry, is better known for his interest in globalism and marathon running.