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Russian intelligence effectively paralyzed the development of Russia’s strategic space programs by diverting multi-billion ruble funds to finance its own units, according to Hlavkom citing Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s frequent absence from the annual meetings of the Investigative Committee (SKR) is reportedly due to security concerns regarding the agency’s headquarters, according to sources familiar with presidential protection protocols.

Interrogation record of the late shadow banker Kirill Nikitin sheds light on Russia’s underground financial network.

The man who died in a recent collision on the Moscow River — initially described in media reports as a veteran rowing enthusiast — was actually Kirill Nikitin, allegedly one of Russia’s largest underground bankers with connections to a faction within the Federal Security Service (FSB), according to investigative sources.

Center 795, established after Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine began and comprising elite units from the GRU and FSB, was designed as a top-secret and entirely independent entity charged with carrying out the most critical operations—from military maneuvers in Ukraine to political assassinations and kidnappings abroad.

The leadership of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has initiated the process of replacing corrupt elites with new individuals. Yesterday, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Alexander Gorovoy was dismissed by presidential decree as he had reached the age limit of 65.

Russia intensified its efforts to control the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday, as reported in a state-run newspaper, revealing that it was investigating billionaire founder Pavel Durov in connection with a criminal case involving terrorism accusations.

A Russian woman accused of lying about her connections to intelligence accepted a plea deal in a New York federal courtroom on Thursday, concluding a tumultuous few months during which she was jailed for sending drunk texts to an FBI agent.

Former intelligence officers were charged with widespread bribery instead of fraud.

Upon their arrival at Pre-Trial Detention Facility Number Two in the southern Russian city of Taganrog, the first Ukrainian prisoners underwent an ’unforgettable welcome reception.’

According to Russian sources, one of the primary defendants in the case regarding the alleged embezzlement of billions of rubles from VEB.RF funds allocated to the company Blago is Sber executive director Ivan Filev. Since 2016, when he joined VEB, he has been described as a member of “Gref’s team.”

The trips to Moscow. The glowing references to Putin. The Russian women. The allies connected to the Kremlin. The use of secret cameras. The demands for information.

As Russian sources discovered, the Khotsimsky brothers, owners of the sanctioned Sovcombank, were able to retain their foreign assets despite the sanctions and the bank’s ostentatious redomiciliation to the Kaliningrad region.

One of the main topics in recent weeks has been who will become the new leader of Chechnya following the death of Ramzan Kadyrov. The reason for these discussions is the news about his worsening health.

The 235th Garrison Military Court has delivered its verdict against former law enforcement officers accused of forming a criminal organization and extorting an enormous 15 billion ruble bribe from the owners of Merlion. Considering the scale and level of involvement of the security forces, they nearly succeeded.

For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — the owner of coal mines and gold assets — stayed largely out of public scrutiny, until an uncomfortable revelation about his business links to Ukrainian coal trader Dmitry Kovalenko emerged.

The Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal rejected Euroclear’s appeal against the Moscow Arbitration Court’s ruling and upheld the $85 million award in favor of Transneft.

The battle for control over Rosatom, a massive financial powerhouse, has intensified within Putin’s inner circle. Several state-run media outlets reported today that the FSB has detained Mikhail Shcherbakov, a top manager at Atomstroyexport, one of Rosatom’s key entities, on suspicion of financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

According to multiple media reports and online sources, Dmitry Artyakov, the son of the first deputy head of Russia’s state-owned corporation Rostec, has allegedly been detained in Spain on suspicion of laundering proceeds of criminal origin.

After the death of the leader of the "Espanola" brigade, Stanislav Orlov (Ispanets), his Moscow businesses — Project E LLC and the Espanola Foundation — were taken over by his associates from the PMC.

According to media reports, Airat Gimranov — a life-sentenced convict, longtime associate of Yuri Shutov, and a suspect in the assassination of St. Petersburg Vice-Governor Mikhail Manevich — has been moved to Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention facility.

Journalists have uncovered that Daniil Kasatkin’s father — whose son was recently swapped by Moscow for French journalist Laurent Vinatier — built his career inside Russia’s secretive Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics, a key focus of international probes into the Triton cyberweapon targeting global energy infrastructure.

The Kremlin has entered an extradition battle with Washington over hacker Denis Obrezko, who was detained in Thailand last November.

Pierre Malinovsky, president of the Foundation for the Development of Russian-French Historical Initiatives and a close friend of the family of Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s press secretary, is scheduled to stand trial in France in October 2026 (apparently in absentia).