Vladyslav Marchenko

Since the beginning of Russian full scale war against Ukraine, Russian propaganda has regularly tried to persuade that captured Ukrainian soldiers moved to fight on the side of Russia. It is a classical trick of propaganda: Russians would like Ukrainians to kill each other for the benefit of Moscow. In 2022, Russian propagandists launched a…

Dmitrii Rogozin, ex-head of «Roskosmos» and so-called «senator» from occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region, creates new voluntary unit of robotized systems and complexes. It will test new Russian weapons at the frontline. The recruitment still goes on. In October 2024, remnants of brigade «Tsar Wolves», PMC «Bears» (previously provided security services in Burkina Faso), network…

The name of Medvedev’s fund «Our truth» is a reference to Medvedev’s article «Our people, our land, our truth», published at the end of 2022 to justify Russian aggression against Ukraine. «Our truth» is a joint project of two other Medvedev’s funds, used to launder his money and register his secret assets in 2000s. Now…

Ukrainian online media «Цензор.нет» published the list of staff members of the 9th Department of operational information of the 5th Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) during the first week of Russian invasion into Ukraine. Staff members provided «information support of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and managed a network of saboteurs». Russian…

On August 22, 2024, the Russian State Register of Legal Entities registered LLC «Archangel» with legal address in occupied Genichesk and main business profile – manufacturing of avia systems. Its founder is Valeria Valinkevich, singer from Krasnodar and graduate of drone school «Archangel» in Melitopol.

In June 2024, Russian occupation authorities of Crimea conducted «nationalization» of Ukrainian property. Four star park hotel «Porto Mare» in Alushta has been among the most expensive assets. This story has clear signs of Russian war crime. It also demonstrates collaborative activity of Ukrainian founders of «Porto Mare» in Russian jurisdiction. They openly support Russian…

The first Russian drone brigade «GROM «Kaskad» has been created in October 2023 and subordinated to the Russian Aerospace Forces. It has been initiated by Dmitrii Sablin, member of the Russian State Duma. He joined Russian Army on the first day of Russian invasion into Ukraine. He is reported as the commander of the brigade….

Article below is the first part of investigation about Russian para-military organizations, companies and people fighting Ukraine within Russian Armed Forces. Our investigation focuses on the first Russian drone brigade called «GROM Kaskad». Dmitrii Sablin, member of Russian State Dume and First Deputy Head of Russian organization of war veterans «Combat brotherhood», is the initiator…

Russian hosting provider «Beget» is within top three hosting companies of the Russian Federation. It launched its work in Ukraine in 2012 by registering the company with the same name in Kyiv. Then, Russian founders from Sanct Petersburg left the Ukrainian company but the Center of Journalistic Investigations uncovered signs that they are still connected. …

The Center of Journalist Investigations identified heads of headquarters, tactical medicine, commanders of companies and individual soldiers of Russian BARS-32, known under its self-name as «battalion named after Pavel Sudoplatov». We found Ukrainian policemen-traitors, Russian paratrooper and doctor-beekeeper, Crimean raider and briber etc.