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Austrian company agrees to supply sanctioned goods to Belarus in conversation with undercover investigators
Investigations Austrian company agrees to supply sanctioned goods to Belarus in conversation with undercover investigators

The seller explained how to circumvent the ban via Armenia.

24/12 Read Article
The thread of deception. How Grodno Azot sells polyamide to the EU, bypassing sanctions
Investigations The thread of deception. How Grodno Azot sells polyamide to the EU, bypassing sanctions

The company also exports polyamide to Iran and to some Russian enterprises connected to Russia’s military industry.

23/12 Read Article
Spray money. How two of Lukashenko’s “wallets” organised a cash grab at the border
Investigations Spray money. How two of Lukashenko’s “wallets” organised a cash grab at the border

The investigation focuses on a disinfection system that generates tens of thousands of rubles daily, even though it does not actually kill viruses or bacteria.

16/12 Read Article
From enamel pots to kamikaze drones. BIC sheds light on the Belarusian “Lord of Russian Drones"
Investigations From enamel pots to kamikaze drones. BIC sheds light on the Belarusian “Lord of Russian Drones"

$1.12 billion — that’s how much his company received over the previous two years from contracts with Russian military organizations.

04/12 Read Article
A mountain chalet: how companies linked to Belarusian elites are building a secret Russian residence, allegedly for Lukashenko
Investigations A mountain chalet: how companies linked to Belarusian elites are building a secret Russian residence, allegedly for Lukashenko

28/10 Read Article
Production exchange. How Belarus and Russia trade sanctioned goods with each other
Investigations Production exchange. How Belarus and Russia trade sanctioned goods with each other

The BIC has revealed the entire chain of prohibited shipments from China to Belarus via Russia.

07/10 Read Article
The Young Guard. How teenagers in Belarus are being groomed for a military future disguised as patriotic education
Investigations The Young Guard. How teenagers in Belarus are being groomed for a military future disguised as patriotic education

We spoke with mothers whose children are taught to shoot, encouraged to develop a sense of affinity with the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, and instructed on what it means to “be a man”.

04/10 Read Article
Double agent  Belarusian company transported to Russia banned solvent used in chemical weapons
Investigations Double agent Belarusian company transported to Russia banned solvent used in chemical weapons

Supplier has links to three of Lukashenko’s “money bags”.

30/09 Read Article
Dubai “Wallet”: How Lukashenko’s Arab Partner Built a Business Network in Lithuania and Stayed Beyond Sanctions
Investigations Dubai “Wallet”: How Lukashenko’s Arab Partner Built a Business Network in Lithuania and Stayed Beyond Sanctions

А member of the Seimas promises consequences after the release of BIC’s investigation.

22/09 Read Article
"My contract has ended, no one is letting me go”. How Russian trenches became a trap for some Belarusians
Investigations "My contract has ended, no one is letting me go”. How Russian trenches became a trap for some Belarusians

11/09 Read Article
Dana Holdings escapes EU sanctions: The company is replaced by a shell firm
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.

28/08 Read Article
Chicken feet war: How Lukashenko's cronies made millions, but lost the Chinese poultry market for Belarus
Investigations Chicken feet war: How Lukashenko's cronies made millions, but lost the Chinese poultry market for Belarus

BIC has uncovered the first known instance of Belarus deceiving a strategic partner—and it wasn’t Russia.

26/08 Read Article
How Lukashenko’s cronies make money from the state-owned giant Grodno Azot
Investigations How Lukashenko’s cronies make money from the state-owned giant Grodno Azot

The enterprise lost about a third of its export revenue to the EU.

15/07 Read Article
Sanctions evasion routes switch to Latvia as Poland tightens control
Investigations Sanctions evasion routes switch to Latvia as Poland tightens control

Almost half of the Belarusan state monopolist Grodno Azot's exports went to the EU in 2024.

22/06 Read Article
Secret patients: Who was treated in Belarus’ hospitals during the Russian march on Kyiv
Investigations Secret patients: Who was treated in Belarus’ hospitals during the Russian march on Kyiv

The Belarusian Investigative Center has found that Russian soldiers suspected of killing civilians in Ukraine were among patients in Belarus' hospitals in 2022.

10/06 Read Article
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