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Dozens of men with backgrounds in security and the military have been quietly travelling aboard tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil, alongside regular crews. Reporters have now spoken directly to several of these so-called “watchmen” to understand what they were doing on board.

Tyrant Vladimir Putin has chosen the UK as his number one enemy and is ready to attack, an exiled Russian oil tycoon has warned.

Just a few months before a coalition of rebel forces overran Syria's capital and toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Russian officials were in a meeting to push his government to pay off a $37-million bill for providing security for oil installations.

A coup is underway in Mali, though it has not brought down the governing junta just yet.

Russian support for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters from dealing significant blows in recent days.

The government could propose legislation banning state-backed organizations such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the UK 'within weeks', Sir Keir Starmer announced, as he met with the Jewish community in north London.

Over the past two years, Russia's military leadership has been shaken by mounting internal turmoil.

In that year, the individual who identified as an "anarcho-capitalist" implemented drastic economic changes, which encompassed budget reductions, job cuts, and decreases in pensions and subsidies, leading to significant public discontent, large-scale protests, and strikes across the nation

Individuals acting as spies for adversarial nations, such as Iran, will receive lengthier prison terms due to new sentencing regulations coming into force on Sunday

In these three nations, agents of Russian influence conducted secret activities throughout election campaigns spanning from 2019 to 2025, as revealed by a data leak scrutinised by Forbidden Stories and their collaborators

On 27 December 2025, the oil tanker Kira K, which faced sanctions, was moored at the Russian harbour of Ust-Luga, located in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland

On 16 July 2024, a contingent of seven "Russian experts" reached La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, reportedly to provide support to President Luis Arce

He was nothing more than a pawn. Starting in 2019, Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike took on the role of a "small telegraph operator" for Russian propaganda within his nation

The Kremlin is again concentrating on the future of the infamous arms dealer Viktor Bout, and sources suggest it is contemplating two potential directions for him — a role connected to the military or a political position

Reports indicate that it has been verified that two figures who appeared unrelated — Vadim Polezhaev, a veteran Russian political strategist associated with "black PR," who was previously close to the founder of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Vadim Polezhaev, the deputy head of the press service for the Moscow City Court — are actually one and the same individual

Vladimir Putin has shifted from 'retribution strikes' to targeting his war objectives on British streets, according to an experienced intelligence specialist

The military junta in Mali, heavily backed by Russian mercenaries, is on the verge of losing control

The mastermind behind an arson assault on a business owned by Ukrainians in London last year was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Friday, for what the prosecution described as a "prolonged campaign of terrorism and sabotage" in the UK

This document investigates the activities of Alkagesta Ltd, a company registered in Malta, which has been accused in several reports of shipping oil products with questionable origin certificates

The video began to circulate in early August, mainly on Telegram channels recognised for Russian nationalist and pro-war perspectives. A woman's clear voice narrates, accompanied by pixelated, sepia-tinted images depicting Russia's economic struggles in the 1990s, which then transition into imperial and ecclesiastical symbols, as well as St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square

In 2023, the Russian firm Promtekhnologiya brought in 200 Glock pistols from Austria. This company had formerly collaborated with Glock GmbH, assembling pistols in Russia using parts made in Austria

Fuel smuggling from Libya is a business with billion-dollar turnovers, but very little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that regularly exports petroleum products from the country.

A former MI6 officer has cautioned that Russia is intentionally targeting Britain by employing proxy criminals to assess its national resilience. This warning comes after the significant conviction of a gang that executed an arson attack on behalf of the Wagner Group in London.

Fuel smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.

Arto Autio has been accused of fraud for his suspected involvement in a significant embezzlement scandal in Finland.