Belarusian Investigative Center

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 Deadly chips. How Integral bypasses sanctions and helps Russia keep the war going

Microchip deliveries are made through intermediary companies based in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and China.

28 January 2025 Read Article

Investigations Belarus makes money from gambling addicts, including children

Beneficiaries include creators of surveillance system and a "tobacco king".

22 December 2024 Read Article

Investigations Tortures on the Pripyat. The BIC found a Russian military filtration camp in Belarus

According to an eyewitness, civilians transferred from Ukraine were subjected to greater abuse in the camp.

28 November 2024 Read Article

Investigations Bypassing sanctions, Belarus sells Western Microchips for Fighter Jets and Missiles to Russia

The Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) has found supply chains tied to Aleksandr Lukashenko's inner circle and the Russian military-industrial complex.

26 November 2024 Read Article

Investigations How two GRU intelligence officers infiltrated opposition and volunteer groups

The BIC, in collaboration with the Alliance of Investigators of Belarus, has successfully identified the intelligence officers of the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

12 November 2024 Read Article

Investigations The cost of the visit to Abkhazia. Did Lukashenko trade national interests for a plot by the sea

The company to which the unrecognised republic transferred land on the Black Sea coast is linked to Viktar Sheiman.

13 October 2024 Read Article

Investigations Belarusian gambit. How Belshina continued to supply the Russian military

08 October 2024 Read Article

Investigations Belarus Is Involved in the Export of Rapeseed from Occupied Ukrainian Territories. Details provided by participants in rapeseed export deals

Companies linked to the entourage of Ramzan Kadyrov and the United Russia party organise agricultural products exports.

27 August 2024 Read Article

Investigations The trail leads to Sheiman. BIC uncovers schemes to evade sanctions on fertiliser and luxury car sales

Both schemes are connected by the Cypriot company Dimicandum Invest Holding LTD and are linked to the Presidential Affairs Department of Belarus.

08 August 2024 Read Article

Investigations Grain stealing quotas. The Russian scheme to export Ukraine’s crops and the hidden ties to Putin’s Palace

Agricultural products from the occupied territories can be exported at a reduced price with the permission of the Russian administration.

06 June 2024 Read Article

Investigations "New Belarus" passport and Lukashenko's longtime "moneybag" link. Revealing the connection of the company designing the document to Viktor Chevtsov

The contractor was recommended by a business associate with close ties to the Belarusian democratic community. This individual previously held a position within the internal affairs bodies.

28 May 2024 Read Article

Investigations Square metres on Palm Jumeirah. How the Karić family spends what they earn in Belarus

As a participant in the Dubai Unlocked project, BIC gained access to leaked property data in Dubai.

14 May 2024 Read Article

Investigations Light sellers. Who profits from holographising Belarus and how?

The company producing holo stickers is linked to Lukashenko’s “moneybag”. The security mark price is classified.

07 May 2024 Read Article

Investigations Fake made in Belarus. How European border guards allow sanctioned timber into the EU

Sources in the forest products market provided BIC with documents that were likely forged. They were allegedly used to transport wood from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan across the border between Belarus and the EU.

26 March 2024 Read Article