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How Moscow-backed entities facilitate protests and training to aid the Kremlin's influence in Moldova.

India is heavily involved in Russia's Shadow Fleet operations, receiving 53% of Russian seaborne crude imports. Many Indian shipping companies are implicated in transporting sanctioned oil, with owners often registrered in secrecy jurisdictions. As internatonal pressure grows, Indian companies are under scrutiny to distance themselves from Russia's shadowy oil trade.

Russia’s long-standing campaign to subvert Moldova’s sovereignty has reached a dangerous maturity—combining covert financing, cyber warfare, disinformation, and regional political infiltration into a seamless hybrid threat.

Greece has become a hub for shipping companies involved in transporting illicit Russian oil, with at least 18 Shadow Fleet shipments received from Rusian ports. Greek shipping firms have also earned over 6 Billion USD selling aging tankers to shadow intermediaries connected to Russia.

As Russia’s broader war in Ukraine grinds on, Transnistria has become less active but no less important.

Inside the Sanctions-Evasion Network Behind Russian Oil

Russian military involvement reveals the connection between the Shadow Fleet and the Russian State

Eyyub and Garayev's network is responsible for a significant portion of Russion oil exports, but the personal relationship between them and Russian state fugures is becoming strained in the face of scrutiny and sanctions.

As rumors of a potential ceasefire negotiation swirl, with reports emerging that The Vatican has offered to host talks between the warring parties, our investigative team has taken a closer look at the situation on the ground

We have continued to gather and analyze evidence, which corroborate and expand on our initial research. Today we are updating that list with companies that we have identified and verified through independent sources

We have received the identities of a large number of companies, which are apparently part of Eyyub and Garayev's oil trading scheme

Uncovering a Vast Network of Front Companies in the oil trading network

Identifying the clandestine fleet of oil tankers used in evading sanctions

Data reveals that the European Union, a vocal ally of Ukraine and a key enforcer of sanctions against Russia, has been inadvertently facilitating Russia's sanction-evading actions

We previously posted articles about the role of Etibar Eyyub and Bellatrix Energy Limited in the Russian Shadow Fleet and asked others to share anything else they knew about the companies involved to keep building the network

For decades, Russia's oil industry has been led by powerhouse commodity traders such as Trafigura. These giants have long been the face of Russia's energy sector, with their operations and dealings largely transparent and subject to international scrutiny

Who is behind the shadowy company Nord Axis?

North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region have encountered significant challenges, including severe casualties, poor conditions, and psychological strain

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the international community swiftly imposed a range of economic sanctions aimed at restricting the Russian economy and limiting the country's ability to fund its military aggression.

Despite Western sanctions Russia's illicit oil trade continues to thrive with the Shadow Fleet playing a crucial role in evading the price cap.

Russia's dependence on North Korea is an illustration of desperation and failure in its military endeavors

Over two and a half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reports show that Russia is struggling to provide enough equipment to keep up with the losses suffered.

За прошедшую неделю российские войска понесли большие потери на направлении Роботино-Вербово, в первую очередь под Роботиным и на окраинах Вербово.

Over the past week, Russian forces have taken heavy losses on the Robotyne-Verbove axis, most notably, losing ground at Robotyne and on the outskirts of Verbove.

On September 30, the President of Burkina Faso Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was removed in a coup d'etat by his own military colleague Ibrahim Traore.

Tensions are rising between Prigozhin, The Russian Ministry of Defense, and the Kremlin as small and strategically 'Insignificant' gains are made on the eastern front.

It's been 6 months since Russian forces embarked on their offensive for Bakhmut. 6 months and they are yet to take the city. 6 months and they have resorted to replacing the dead with more Wagner mercenaries, more mass-mobilized conscripts, and more prisoners.

A mix of Russian soldiers, conscripts, and mercenaries advance over the corpses of their fallen comrades in pursuit of claiming the Ukrainian salt-mining town of Soledar as their own.

The army is considered to be amongst the ELITE of the Russian Ground Forces and is comprised of the 2nd Motorized Division (Tamanskaya) and the 4th Tank Division (Kantemirovskaya) which are considered to be ELITE divisions consisting of ELITE regiments

Data released on the numbers of missiles used by Russia during it's invasion of Ukraine along with data on those remaining, points towards an upcoming critical shortage that is likely to limit any Russian plans for any future offensive, and this could lead to Russia losing more territory to a Ukrainian forces.