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July 13, 2023
Revealed: Ukraine Approved Film Licenses For Moscow Movie Mogul's Firm Amid War With Russia

A Ukrainian film distributor co-owned by the producer of the patriotic Russian movies Stalingrad and Battalion secured licenses to distribute and show films in Ukraine during the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service has discovered.

June 17, 2023
Bribery Defendant Used Ukrainian Military 'Aid' Mission To Flee Prosecution, Investigation Finds

Cooperation between Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces and Main Intelligence Directorate on a "humanitarian aid" mission led to the State Border Service authorizing an indicted Ukrainian politician to leave the country, Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, has found.
May 13, 2023
Detained Ukrainian Industrialist, Suspected Of Collaboration, Requests Transfer To Russia

Former Motor Sich aviation-engine plant head Vyacheslav Bohuslayev, whom the government suspects of encouraging Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has asked to be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners in Russia, RFE/RL has found.
May 10, 2023
Sanctioned Billionaire Fridman Linked To Insurance On Russian Military Vehicles Used In Ukraine

Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman faces the potential confiscation of his Ukrainian business investments after a Schemes investigation found that a company he co-owns insured Russian National Guard vehicles, some of which have traveled to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
April 08, 2023
Prices For Ukrainian Army Food Supplies Inflated, Investigation Finds

Contracts and tax documents acquired by Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, show that at least five of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's catering contractors charge a premium for delivering basic food to Ukrainian troops.
March 19, 2023
Ukraine's Confiscation Of Russian Assets Stymied By Bureaucracy, Investigation Finds

While it scours the world for Russian assets to confiscate as compensation for war damages, Ukraine itself has confiscated the property of only four Russian tycoons and two state-owned Russian banks since May 2022.
March 05, 2023
Satellite Images Reveal How Russia's Invasion Has Devastated The Environment In Ukraine

From flooded villages to fire-ravaged farmland, satellite photos obtained by Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, reveal the scope of the environmental damage from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – estimated at nearly $50 billion and counting.
February 22, 2023
Before And After Satellite Photos Reveal Devastation In Ukraine After Russia's Invasion

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it not only triggered the biggest military conflict in Europe since World War II but also brought devastation to towns and cities across the country.
February 06, 2023
'Beaten Very Badly': Now In Legal Limbo, Ukrainian Inmates Freed When Russia Left Kherson Describe Life Under Occupation

For inmates at a Kherson jail, the city’s liberation also meant their liberation: Russian authorities freed them before retreating. Memories of alleged brutality and abuse during the more than eight-month occupation linger on.
January 03, 2023
How Ukraine's 'Great Reconstruction' Brought Great Rewards For A Company Linked To Dnipropetrovsk's Government And An FBI Fugitive

A company co-owned by a powerlifter who is linked to the governor of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region and the business partner of an FBI fugitive received nearly $41 million in public funds for road repair, a journalistic investigation by Schemes found.
December 14, 2022
In Satellite Images Of Russian-Occupied Crimea, Experts Point To Potential Targets For Ukraine

A close examination of satellite images from Planet Labs displays the extent to which the occupied Crimean Peninsula has become a hub for Russia's military operations in Ukraine -- and a potential target for Kyiv's forces.
December 07, 2022
'They Called Him The Specialist': Ukrainian Man Tells Of Kherson Torturer

Serhiy Mak says he spent 25 days locked in the cellar of an office building in Kherson, southern Ukraine, where he was tortured by a Russian man nicknamed "The Specialist." Mak spoke to RFE/RL after Ukrainian forces liberated the city from Russian occupation.

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Schemes (Skhemy) is an award-winning investigative news project run by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that focuses on exposing high-level corruption. It was created in the wake of the 2014 Maidan Revolution.

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Monday 24 July 2023

Revealed: Ukraine Approved Film Licenses For Moscow Movie Mogul's Firm Amid War With Russia

Bribery Defendant Used Ukrainian Military 'Aid' Mission To Flee Prosecution, Investigation Finds

Detained Ukrainian Industrialist, Suspected Of Collaboration, Requests Transfer To Russia

Sanctioned Billionaire Fridman Linked To Insurance On Russian Military Vehicles Used In Ukraine

Prices For Ukrainian Army Food Supplies Inflated, Investigation Finds

Ukraine's Confiscation Of Russian Assets Stymied By Bureaucracy, Investigation Finds

Satellite Images Reveal How Russia's Invasion Has Devastated The Environment In Ukraine

Before And After Satellite Photos Reveal Devastation In Ukraine After Russia's Invasion

'Beaten Very Badly': Now In Legal Limbo, Ukrainian Inmates Freed When Russia Left Kherson Describe Life Under Occupation

How Ukraine's 'Great Reconstruction' Brought Great Rewards For A Company Linked To Dnipropetrovsk's Government And An FBI Fugitive

In Satellite Images Of Russian-Occupied Crimea, Experts Point To Potential Targets For Ukraine

'They Called Him The Specialist': Ukrainian Man Tells Of Kherson Torturer

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No 'Sports Outside Politics': Ukrainian Soccer Giant Dynamo Kyiv Turns Down Serbian Training Offer

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Revealed: Ukraine Approved Film Licenses For Moscow Movie Mogul's Firm Amid War With Russia

Bribery Defendant Used Ukrainian Military 'Aid' Mission To Flee Prosecution, Investigation Finds

Detained Ukrainian Industrialist, Suspected Of Collaboration, Requests Transfer To Russia

Sanctioned Billionaire Fridman Linked To Insurance On Russian Military Vehicles Used In Ukraine

Prices For Ukrainian Army Food Supplies Inflated, Investigation Finds

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Schemes: Investigating Ukraine

Monday 24 July 2023

Revealed: Ukraine Approved Film Licenses For Moscow Movie Mogul's Firm Amid War With Russia

Bribery Defendant Used Ukrainian Military 'Aid' Mission To Flee Prosecution, Investigation Finds

Detained Ukrainian Industrialist, Suspected Of Collaboration, Requests Transfer To Russia

Sanctioned Billionaire Fridman Linked To Insurance On Russian Military Vehicles Used In Ukraine

Prices For Ukrainian Army Food Supplies Inflated, Investigation Finds

Ukraine's Confiscation Of Russian Assets Stymied By Bureaucracy, Investigation Finds

Satellite Images Reveal How Russia's Invasion Has Devastated The Environment In Ukraine

Before And After Satellite Photos Reveal Devastation In Ukraine After Russia's Invasion

'Beaten Very Badly': Now In Legal Limbo, Ukrainian Inmates Freed When Russia Left Kherson Describe Life Under Occupation

How Ukraine's 'Great Reconstruction' Brought Great Rewards For A Company Linked To Dnipropetrovsk's Government And An FBI Fugitive

In Satellite Images Of Russian-Occupied Crimea, Experts Point To Potential Targets For Ukraine

'They Called Him The Specialist': Ukrainian Man Tells Of Kherson Torturer

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Top Trending Ukraine

Fire At Military Base In Crimea Forces Evacuations, Highway Closure, Says Moscow-Installed Official

No 'Sports Outside Politics': Ukrainian Soccer Giant Dynamo Kyiv Turns Down Serbian Training Offer

Wagner Troops In Belarus 'Want To Go West' Into Poland, Lukashenka Quips During Meeting With Putin

From Logistics To Psychology, Effects Of Crimea Bridge Blast Will Linger

Ukrainian Forces Report Gains As Offensive In Zaporizhzhya Region Carries On

Ukraine's Counteroffensive Is Going Slowly. Is That A Problem?

Live Briefing: Russia Invades Ukraine

Interview: NATO's Open-Door Rhetoric On Ukraine Is Running Up Against Harsh Realities

Moscow Blames Ukraine For Deadly Attack On Crimea Bridge, Vows To Repair It

Blinken Says Moscow 'Failed A Long Time Ago' In War Goals, But Sees 'Very Hard Fight' Ahead

Latest Posts

Revealed: Ukraine Approved Film Licenses For Moscow Movie Mogul's Firm Amid War With Russia

Bribery Defendant Used Ukrainian Military 'Aid' Mission To Flee Prosecution, Investigation Finds

Detained Ukrainian Industrialist, Suspected Of Collaboration, Requests Transfer To Russia

Sanctioned Billionaire Fridman Linked To Insurance On Russian Military Vehicles Used In Ukraine

Prices For Ukrainian Army Food Supplies Inflated, Investigation Finds