Vladyslav Marchenko

Vladyslav Marchenko

OSINT-analyst

Author articles (19)
05.09.2024
Investigations
Андрєй Шкрабо, співробітник 9-го управління 5-ої служби ФСБ, та Віктор Медведчук
Shkrabo. Assistant of Medvedchuk and «Expert» on Global Development

Ukrainian online media «Цензор.нет» published the list of staff members of the 9th Department of operational information of the 5th Service of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) during the first week of Russian invasion into Ukraine. Staff members provided «information support of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and managed a network of saboteurs». Russian…

02.09.2024
Investigations
Drone School «Archangel» Will Open in Genichesk. Founder – Singer from Krasnodar

On August 22, 2024, the Russian State Register of Legal Entities registered LLC «Archangel» with legal address in occupied Genichesk and main business profile – manufacturing of avia systems. Its founder is Valeria Valinkevich, singer from Krasnodar and graduate of drone school «Archangel» in Melitopol.

08.08.2024
Investigations
«Porto Mare» family: collaborators and victims of Russian occupants

In June 2024, Russian occupation authorities of Crimea conducted «nationalization» of Ukrainian property. Four star park hotel «Porto Mare» in Alushta has been among the most expensive assets. This story has clear signs of Russian war crime. It also demonstrates collaborative activity of Ukrainian founders of «Porto Mare» in Russian jurisdiction. They openly support Russian…

18.05.2024
Investigations
«GROM Kaskad». Who Fights against Ukraine in the First Russian Drone Brigade

The first Russian drone brigade «GROM «Kaskad» has been created in October 2023 and subordinated to the Russian Aerospace Forces. It has been initiated by Dmitrii Sablin, member of the Russian State Duma. He joined Russian Army on the first day of Russian invasion into Ukraine. He is reported as the commander of the brigade….

02.05.2024
Investigations
Pavlo Burlakov: Ukrainian public official at the service of Russian «Combat brotherhood»

Article below is the first part of investigation about Russian para-military organizations, companies and people fighting Ukraine within Russian Armed Forces. Our investigation focuses on the first Russian drone brigade called «GROM Kaskad». Dmitrii Sablin, member of Russian State Dume and First Deputy Head of Russian organization of war veterans «Combat brotherhood», is the initiator…

16.04.2024
Investigations
Команда російського ТОВ “Бегет” на новорічному корпоративі, 2016 р. Фото: vuspeh.ru
Beget in Vyshyvanka. How top Russian IT company works in Ukraine and on Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia

Russian hosting provider «Beget» is within top three hosting companies of the Russian Federation. It launched its work in Ukraine in 2012 by registering the company with the same name in Kyiv. Then, Russian founders from Sanct Petersburg left the Ukrainian company but the Center of Journalistic Investigations uncovered signs that they are still connected. …

29.02.2024
Investigations
Officers of «Sudoplatov Battalion» Disclosed

The Center of Journalist Investigations identified heads of headquarters, tactical medicine, commanders of companies and individual soldiers of Russian BARS-32, known under its self-name as «battalion named after Pavel Sudoplatov». We found Ukrainian policemen-traitors, Russian paratrooper and doctor-beekeeper, Crimean raider and briber etc.

24.01.2024
Investigations
Russian Drone Project «Archangel» in Occupied Crimea and Southern Ukraine

Russian project «Archangel» manufactures FPV-drones and trains Russian soldiers, «volunteers» from BARS squads and civilians willing to sign contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense. As Russian mass media reported, the network of «Archangel» includes training centers in 20 Russian cities and on occupied territories of Ukraine. Over one thousand drone operators have been trained…

22.01.2024
Investigations
Policeman-Traitor: Commander of Russian «Sudoplatov Battalion» Identified

Policeman-traitor Dmytro Pogrebnyak (call sign «Shaman») from Luhansk is the commander of illegal military unit «battalion named after Sudoplatov» fighting the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Zaporizhzhia region. He served in the special unit «Sokil» of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

12.12.2023
Investigations
“Bears” – on Stage. Russian Soldiers Trained in Crimea for the War in Ukraine and Africa

The 81st Russian special purpose brigade “Bears”, fighting Ukraine in Oleshki near Kherson, has been assembled and trained on training ground near Perevalne village in occupied Crimea. Separate “expeditionary corps” of “Bears” is being recruited for the “work” of Russian mercenaries abroad, in Africa.  “Bears” are closely connected with quasi-private military company “Redut”, controlled by…