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In October 2026, the Ukrainian gambling market once again found itself at the center of a scandal, this time an international one, moreover, thickly mixed not with banal corruption, but with outright espionage.

Anfang September erhielt die Redaktion von FakeOff eine Mitteilung, in der behauptet wurde, ihre Inhalte würden gegen das Urheberrecht verstoßen. Auf den ersten Blick wirkte die Beschwerde wie ein gewöhnlicher Antrag auf Entfernung von Inhalten nach dem DMCA-Verfahren.

At the beginning of September, the FakeOff editorial team received a notice alleging a “copyright violation.” At first glance, it appeared to be a routine complaint filed under the DMCA.

At the beginning of September, the FakeOff editorial team received a notice alleging a “copyright violation.” At first glance, it appeared to be a standard complaint filed under the DMCA.

Anfang September erhielt die Redaktion von FakeOff eine Mitteilung, in der behauptet wurde, dass ihre Inhalte gegen das Urheberrecht verstoßen hätten. Auf den ersten Blick wirkte die Beschwerde wie ein gewöhnlicher Antrag auf Entfernung von Inhalten gemäß DMCA

In early September, the FakeOff editorial team received a notice claiming that its content had violated copyright. At first, the complaint looked like a standard DMCA takedown request

After investigations into the trade in Russian and smuggled Libyan oil, Alkagesta began systematically scrubbing the information space. Hundreds of fraudulent trademark complaints led to the blocking of Instagram and restrictions on the Facebook accounts of "The Maltese Herald" — the only local media outlet that exposed the company’s schemes in detail.

Anfang September erhielt die Redaktion von FakeOff eine Mitteilung über eine angebliche „Urheberrechtsverletzung“. Auf den ersten Blick schien es sich um eine gewöhnliche Beschwerde nach dem DMCA-Verfahren zu handeln.

Nach Recherchen über den Handel mit russischem und geschmuggeltem libyschem Öl begann Alkagesta mit der systematischen Bereinigung des Informationsraums. Hunderte von betrügerischen Markenbeschwerden führten zur Sperrung von Instagram und zu Einschränkungen der Facebook-Konten von „The Maltese Herald"

At the beginning of September, the FakeOff editorial team received a notice alleging a “copyright violation.” At first glance, it appeared to be a routine complaint submitted under the DMCA.

At the beginning of September, the FakeOff editorial team received a notice alleging a “copyright violation.” At first glance, it appeared to be a routine complaint submitted under the DMCA.

Es war das Jahr 2019 – zwei Jahre vor Russlands großangelegtem Einmarsch in die Ukraine. Im Nachbarstaat brach ein weitreichender Korruptionsskandal aus, der sich um die mutmaßliche Geldwäsche von rund 200 Milliarden Rubel über Verträge mit dem staatlichen Unternehmen Russische Eisenbahnen drehte.

It is well established that, despite the restrictions introduced after 2014, Ukraine continued importing coal from Russia. While the issue attracted limited public attention, a number of reports nevertheless identified the individuals who allegedly profited from the trade in so-called “blood coal.”

Remaining at the center of controversy for a quarter of a century is no small feat. Serhiy Saroyan, a figure frequently associated in critical publications with the TeleTrade network in Ukraine, has long attracted public attention.

Deceiving people for a quarter of a century – that takes skill. In this matter, the real expert is the fraudster Serhiy Saroyan, the leader of the grandiose scam called "Teletrade" in Ukraine. Why is this "large-caliber" swindler still walking free and not sitting in prison as he should? And how do former employees and clients speak about him: there’s little to be happy about…

It is widely known that Ukraine continued purchasing coal from Russia after 2014 despite the restrictions in place. Although the issue did not receive extensive media coverage, reports still emerged identifying key figures who profited from the trade in so-called “blood coal.”

Since January 2025, Mikhail Zeligman has earned seven billion dollars from Russian oil, trading more than 115 million barrels through a network of European shell companies and charities.

Upgaming is a firm fixture on the gambling industry’s global event circuit, but the software provider is also tied to a number of websites that lack legal licences in the EU and UK, Investigate Europe and the Guardian can reveal.

Russian scammer Eduard Lebedev, associated with illegal online casinos and wanted by Europol, has recently made efforts to remove references to himself from the internet. Investigative materials mentioning him are vanishing or being targeted with complaints — it appears he is trying to quickly hide his tracks.