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    Aug 10

    Bellingcat has been awarded €42,560.50 for an investigation into corporate vehicles linked to international money laundering and corruption

    We're thrilled to announce that an independent jury has awarded €420,000 to 14 EU x-border investigative journalism projects as part of our Investigation Support Scheme. Congratulations to all teams! Read more about the projects here:
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    9 hours ago

    How is open-source intelligence changing statecraft? Listen to our “Babbage” podcast, with , , , and

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    4 hours ago

    and yes, it is ironic that Krasikov wore a moustache disguise on that honeymoon photo AND in Berlin 10 years later.

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    4 hours ago

    Indeed, the fact that Krasikov wore a Vympel/FSB branded t-shirt 10 years ago is not stand-alone proof that the murder was organized by the FSB. However, it adds even one more straw to the overwhelming, holistic haystack of evidence showing namely that link.

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    4 hours ago

    Read our full report linking the killer to the Vympel spetsnaz unit (now branded Department V)

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    4 hours ago

    As we reported in our ground-breaking investigation, in the weeks before the murder, Krasikov was a frequent visitor to the Center for Special Operations outside Moscow. That facility is the home-base of the FSB's Vympel and Alfa Spetsnaz units.

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    4 hours ago

    While the emblem, not clearly legible, might be one of a number of different FSB-linked units, it's closest match is the FSB's Special Operations Center. The lettering numbers and spacing matches.

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    4 hours ago

    (this photograph was one of dozens of wedding and honeymoon photos seized by Ukrainian authorities from the accused's in-laws in Ukraine)

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    4 hours ago

    Our investigative partner published the photograph which the German federal prosecutor apparently showed in court during the last Kleiner Tiergarten hearing. Note the emblem on Krasikov's t-shirt.

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    Aug 9

    "The whole point of everything I’m doing is that you can still find out what the truth really is." of talks to Danyl Mclauchlan

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    Aug 9

    Wondering what the difference is between , , , and ? Mnemonic is our newer umbrella organization that houses our overarching policy work and reflects the fact that we are working on many locations now.

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    Aug 7

    We're 10 minutes from going live on the Twitch channel, where we'll talk research, tools, and play Geoguessr Battle Royale!

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  13. Aug 6

    The evidence gathered by Bellingcat has been used in the Berlin trial, and plays a major role in identifying the suspect and connecting him to the Russian intelligence services. A guilty verdict that accepts this evidence would be highly significant, both in Germany and elsewhere

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  14. Aug 6

    In March of this year we were able to show photographs seized by Ukrainian authorities from the home of his in-laws in Ukraine showed further proof of the real identity of the suspect, confirming our previous work

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  15. Aug 6

    We later confirmed one of these individuals was Roman Yuryevich Demyanchenko, a former FSB Spetsnaz officer and current undercover FSB asset working under the cover of the Vympel Group of companies.

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  16. Aug 6

    It was also certain at least one, and likely more, individuals travelled to Berlin as part of the operation, all with connections to the FSB, including individuals linked to the assassination of a Chechen national in Istanbul in 2015.

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  17. Aug 6

    We discovered even more details of his past activities, and presented evidence that connected him to the Russian security services and one of the FSB's elite Spetznaz units.

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  18. Aug 6

    Next, we revealed the true identity of the assassin, Vadim Nikolaevich Krasikov, and tied him to a 2013 assassination of a Russian businessman.

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  19. Aug 6

    We then eliminated a major false lead to the real identity of the suspect, and identified the state level activity required to create the suspect's fake identity.

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  20. Aug 6

    Bellingcat has ended up playing a significant role in the trial, as evidence gathered as part of our investigation into the assassination became key evidence in the trial. First, a week after the trial we identified the suspect's ID documents were fakes

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