
Russia uses balloon nets to protect refineries from Ukrainian drones
Occupiers are attempting to shield oil refineries from UAV strikes using balloon obstacles reminiscent of World War I air defence systems.

Occupiers are attempting to shield oil refineries from UAV strikes using balloon obstacles reminiscent of World War I air defence systems.

From 20 October, the Dnipro–Lviv and Zaporizhzhia–Przemyśl services will be suspended. Passengers are advised to use alternative routes or make transfers.

Umar Kremlev confirmed at a press conference in Istanbul that he received funds from the son of the former US president for organising the event.

Kyiv and Warsaw are developing a joint control mechanism that will allow Ukrainian services to operate on the Polish side of the border to speed up crossings.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi shared fresh photos with a new haircut and a special adidas kit ahead of his farewell match.

Latvian Armed Forces reported an incident at the border: soldiers initially stopped an attempt to forcibly transport around 20 migrants, after which a group of armed individuals breached the country and stole cameras.

Prime Minister Rosen Radev explained that the incident in neutral waters does not provide grounds for a collective response by the Alliance, although the source of the threat has yet to be established.

European diplomats reported that on Wednesday, EU country representatives are approving the largest expansion of sanctions lists since the start of the full-scale invasion, which will hit 1,650 individuals and companies.

According to the results of a financial analysis, between March and July 2026, UAH 1.96 billion in receipts and approximately the same amount in debits passed through the account of Hampton's Trade LLC, opened at Idea Bank. By the end of July, only UAH 58,433 remained in the account. Artur Denysenko serves as the director and sole owner of the company, and its charter capital is UAH 333,333.
Until January 2023, the enterprise had a different name — "Smart Electronics". At that time, its charter capital reached UAH 9.5 million, and the owner was Oleksandr Kyrymov. After the change of owner, the capital decreased almost 30-fold. Kyrymov retained 11.46% of the venture fund "Aks Capital", which later appeared among the counterparties of "Hampton's".
A significant portion of the funds — UAH 1.12 billion — came from the broker "Daliz-Finance" (Maria Ishchenko) and Tamara Tinus. These payments were structured as the sale of securities on the exchange without VAT. Meanwhile, the company transferred UAH 1.67 billion to its own account at OTP Bank with the purpose "top-up of own account, without VAT". This indicates that billion-scale sums were not actually retained in the account at Idea Bank.
Among other significant transfers, transactions with several companies stand out:
Additionally, UAH 31.6 million was paid out as a loan return to the financial company "Supply Chain Finance" (Kateryna Pavliuchuk), which later changed its name to "Dunn Finance". The structure of this company includes Dmytro Rivkin and the fund "Dunn Group". Another UAH 5.8 million was received by the company "Dunn.", where 90% belongs to Anton Skorobogatov, and the director is Vladyslav Abramov. He also manages "Dunn Group", for which Rivkin is indicated as the beneficial owner.
The venture fund "Aks Capital" (Olha Mishchekina) transferred UAH 38 million to "Hampton's" for financial instruments. This fund owns 10.5% each in two companies that received funds from "Hampton's": "Southern Trading Firm" (Alina Ivashyshyna, capital UAH 90,000) received UAH 22 million, and "Trade Life" (Olena Abramova) — UAH 17.6 million. Both enterprises show an identical distribution of shares: 89.5% belong to an individual, and 10.5% to the fund. Among the owners of "Aks Capital" remains the former beneficial owner of "Hampton's", Oleksandr Kyrymov.
Another UAH 22 million was received by "Bestcomtorg" (Anton Ivanov, registered in May 2025). "Advance Goods" (Yana Pavlishchenko, capital UAH 180,000) received UAH 7.3 million, and "A Thousand and One Trifle" (Anna Merzhvynska) — UAH 5.2 million. The last company was registered on the same day as "Haberdashery, clothing and trifles", and previously, a venture fund was also among its participants.
Among payments indicating actual supplies, there is a transaction of UAH 15 million in favour of "Atmosferi Engineering" (Oleksiy Badika, Yuri Shchubelka, capital approximately UAH 77 million) for inverters and solar cable. Also, approximately UAH 7 million was transferred to the customs authority as an advance for processing.
In 2025, the company's revenue was approximately UAH 2.9 billion, but profit amounted to only about UAH 10 million. Liabilities were almost equal to assets. In five months of 2026, the account received nearly UAH 2 billion, of which UAH 1.12 billion passed through securities without VAT, UAH 1.67 billion was transferred to its own account at another bank, UAH 116 million was structured as a return of a guarantee payment, UAH 31.6 million as a loan return, and hundreds of millions more passed through goods payments, overpayments, funds, and intermediaries.
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