As Russia Condemned the West, Putin’s Daughter — And an Army of Bodyguards — Made Dozens of Trips to Europe
Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, traveled frequently to Germany to visit her romantic partner, a ballet dancer. She...
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iStories
‘I Confess to All the Crimes’: A Russian Soldier Admits to Executing a Civilian and Denounces His Commanders
For one unbearable month, the Ukrainian village of Andriivka was terrorized by its Russian occupiers. Reporters from...
Russian Mercenaries Recruit Convicts to Fight in Ukraine
The notorious Russian mercenary group PMC Wagner, or the Wagner Group, has started recruiting prisoners from the St....
Putin’s Daughter in Relationship with Ex-Head of Bavarian State Ballet, New Investigation Reveals
During his more than 20 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has kept his family a closely guarded secret....
Fueling Secession, Promising Bitcoins: How a Russian Operator Urged Catalonian Leaders to Break With Madrid
Catalonian leaders referred to the man who offered them troops and money to secede from Spain as “Putin’s envoy.” Reporters...
Moscow Declares OCCRP and iStories “Undesirable” in Russia
The Russian Ministry of Justice declared Saturday that the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and its...
OpenLux
Boss Babies: The Children Who Own Hundreds of Luxembourg Corporations
When Luxembourg opened up its register of beneficial owners in 2019, the new data revealed a surprising fact: Hundreds of...
The Pandora Papers
A Family Affair: How the Relatives of a Russian State Company’s CEO Got Rich
The stepdaughter of Sergei Chemezov, the head of the giant state-owned military and defense conglomerate Rostec, is the...
The Pandora Papers
Putin Propagandist Got Major Stake in $1 Billion Project to Redevelop Soviet Movie Theaters
Konstantin Ernst, a top executive at Russia’s Channel One, got a loan from a state-connected bank to acquire a stake in a...
Russian Foreign Minister Has a Longtime Female Companion With Over $13 Million in Unexplained Assets
YouTube videos posted by the Russian Orthodox Church, Foreign Ministry sources, and multiple flight records helped reporters...
iStories: Top Russian FSB Official Has Multiple Underworld Ties
Sergei Korolev, who was appointed to a key FSB position earlier this year by President Vladimir Putin, is connected to...
Russian Journalist Roman Anin Questioned Again After Raid on Apartment
Russian authorities questioned Roman Anin, the founder of independent media outlet IStories and an OCCRP partner, again on...