Belarusian Investigative Center

Investigations Support under the radar. Who is supplying drones from Belarus to Russia despite the bans

BIC uncovered shipments of drones to companies tied to Russia’s military-industrial complex.

14 September 2025 Read Article

Investigations Dana Holdings escapes EU sanctions: The company is replaced by a shell firm

Sanctions were retroactively applied to a clone company that had been set up after the introduction of economic restrictions.

28 August 2025 Read Article

Investigations Ukrainian oligarch wanted: How a bank owned by Lukashenko's "moneybag" helped invest in arms trade

Following a fatal accident, Petro Dyminskyy fled Ukraine, received a Greek "golden visa" and ran business in five countries, using Belarusian banks for arms deals.

18 August 2025 Read Article

Investigations Shelter from Interpol. Insight into new life and business of Finnish criminal who fled to Belarus

Europol has also issued an arrest warrant for the Finn.

20 May 2025 Read Article

Investigations On Two Fronts: How a Belarusian Company that Worked with Global Big Tech Giants Supplied Goods to the Russian Military-Industrial Complex

Defense client deal volume presumably reached $200 million over three years.

24 April 2025 Read Article

Investigations Unrefined imports: The EU buys rapeseed oil from Belarus made with crops from occupied Ukraine

The beneficial owner of the supplying company is under sanctions for aiding Russia in transporting troops and military equipment.

19 February 2025 Read Article

Investigations Who and how: Laundering millions from illegal bets in a Minsk casino

Casino owners are linked to Belarusian officials, politicians and security officials.

13 February 2025 Read Article

Investigations Golden pills. Belarus government buys drugs wholesale from brother of Lukashenko’s financial associate at prices higher than retail

The Russian government pays less for some of these drugs.

10 December 2024 Read Article

Investigations EU v. Chevtsov. How a BIC investigation led to the dissolution of Lukashenko's European "moneybag"s company

...And to the "Chevtsov v. EU Council" case published on the European Union Court of Justice website.

05 December 2024 Read Article

Yana Mickevich