Ukraine cracks down on corrupt army recruiters
Thousands of men have avoided being drafted by paying for exemption papers
Financial Times
Financial Times
Ukraine turns up pressure on exiled oligarch Dmytro Firtash
Kyiv expands corruption investigation into three more managers of energy companies
Kyiv Post
Dmytro Firtash: The Oligarch Who Can’t Come Home
Editor’s Note: The following article is part of the Ukraine Oligarch Watch series of reports supported by… - Dec. 09, 2016. By Isobel Koshiw
The Guardian
How the war has robbed Ukraine’s oligarchs of political influence
Five months since Russia’s invasion started, Ukraine’s wealthiest people have gone quiet – but will it stay like this for long?
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The Verge
How a hacker network turned stolen press releases into $100 million
International hackers based in Ukraine stole unpublished press releases and passed them to stock traders to reap tremendous profits.
Global Witness
Assad Henchmen's Russian Refuge: Syrian regime financers stashing money in Moscow | Global Witness
Global Witness estimates that prominent members of the powerful Makhlouf family, cousins of dictator Bashar al-Assad, own at least US$40 million worth of property across two Moscow skyscrapers.
OCCRP
Ownership of Chemicals that Exploded at Beirut Port Traces Back to Ukraine - OCCRP
A year after a massive shipment of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut, an OCCRP investigation has settled one of the biggest lingering questions: who actually owned the cargo. A trail of documents...
Kyiv Post
Victor Pinchuk: Friend or foe of Ukraine?
Billionaire Victor Pinchuk is Ukraine’s most renowned philanthropist, spending… - Oct. 14, 2016. By Isobel Koshiw