Belarusian Investigative Centre

An independent Belarusian media in exile focused on investigations and fakes debunking. Member of @OCCRP and @gijn. @factchecknet and @eurofactcheck signatory.

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A Belarusian firm Customs-service “saved” Russia’s defence industry with help from questionable companies in Kyrgyzstan. In 3.5 years, Customs-service sent $44M+ in European goods to Russia; $16M+ in goods matched EU export restrictions by code and date https://t.co/OQH4O8vXJd

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After IKEA left Belarus, the owner of a major IKEA supplier retained indirect ownership of a Belarusian factory making similar furniture mainly for Russia, BIC and 15min found. IKEA has launched an internal investigation.
https://t.co/sTSdHnqWOa

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A 73-year-old Ukrainian pensioner bought commercial property in Dubai for nearly $1M.
A company registered in her name was involved in a scheme around Grodno Azot and also transferred money for Alexander Lukashenko’s alleged private ski estate in Sochi https://t.co/Ex2bTYif88

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Restricted goods are routed to Russia through Belarus to reduce customs payments, BIC found.
One example: BrandsHandel supplied Finnish watches to Russia for about $13 each — while the same model cost nearly $270 in another wholesale shipment found by BIC. https://t.co/ca7nzg9pqx

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After US sanctions hit MAZ, its cooperation with China’s Zoomlion continued through other Belarusian state plants: payments were routed through one factory, while chassis deliveries were later planned through another. Our investigation with @ICIJorg https://t.co/RqZCbtKd9A

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Belarusian businessmen supplied European- and Belarusian-made machine tools to at least 27 companies in Russia’s defense industry. https://t.co/YrOW59Nfr0

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Belarusian manufacturer Rontek Machine Tools supplied more than $8.3M worth of equipment to Russian companies linked to the military-industrial complex. Its director said he does not know where the equipment ends up after it is sold to distributors. https://t.co/kWry0wCOYp

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The suspected private residence of Aleksandr Lukashenko near Sochi was not completed on schedule. Unfinished construction reached $32M. The developer is now suing two contractors and acknowledges sanctions-related risks. https://t.co/XNbtVt6f4j

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Following BIC investigations, the EU sanctioned businessmen involved in supplying chemicals to Belarus’s Integral plant, whose chips were used in Russian missiles. It also sanctioned Pavel Nikitin and his FPV drone maker Rustakt. Watch more https://t.co/VTAjYX35vN

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Poland has refused to open a criminal investigation into the disappearance of former Belarusian official Anatol Kotau, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
Kotau left Turkey by yacht in August 2025 and was handed over to Russia’s FSB Coast Guard off Abkhazia. https://t.co/1cTRIoI6xP

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A Belarusian company controlled by an EU-based firm is supplying bleeding-control products to Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

BIC found that Russian military medics received Tallmin Medical products for free. Read more https://t.co/m6P9xagrND

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The possible son of Lukashenko ally Viktar Sheiman graduated from the world's most expensive private school. After his birth, his mother went from a secretary with no degree to a co-owner of a strategic business and buyer of luxury real estate https://t.co/uoVxzgikmA

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Chinese enduro motorcycles worth thousands were imported into Russia via Belarus for just $200 per unit, cutting customs duties and VAT. The shipments went through a company linked to Viktar Sheiman, one of Lukashenko’s closest allies.
https://t.co/U7ZJL5O8C4

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Did Lithuanians help launder Lukashenko’s “wallet” money through Oceania? BIC found that tobacco king Aliaksei Oleksin allegedly moved profits from Cyprus through Vanuatu and New Zealand to his personal account in Belarus. Experts see signs of tax evasion. https://t.co/zkDgfiYYP2

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The last known photo of a former Belarusian official who criticized Lukashenko. A year ago, he boarded a yacht in Turkey. The next day, he was handed over to Russian FSB coast guards. BIC identified 4 people allegedly involved in his disappearance https://t.co/evRQNB6rD1

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Did sanctions finally bite? Internal Ministry of Forestry documents obtained by BIC show that schemes used to export Belarusian pellets to the EU via third countries have largely ceased to work. Exports to the EU have fallen 6,731-fold. Read more https://t.co/QPeUk1OHIN

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These men and women were vacationing together at a resort near Sochi. And this is just part of the group accompanying Alexander Lukashenko. Read more https://t.co/VYJo20VE6z

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How a pastry chef and a film director from Belarus are making money by supplying the Russian defense industry. They are co-owners of a company that manufactures vacuum equipment and supplies it to Russian arms manufacturers
Read more https://t.co/5wxlZUwPSH

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The “Belarusian Crimea” failed: companies linked to Lukashenko ally Viktar Sheiman bought 20+ properties in occupied Crimea after Russian authorities seized them from Ukrainian banks. Later the same assets were "nationalized" again. https://t.co/FJrNXSdk74

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58 Belarusian companies have supplied goods worth more than $1.2 billion to the Russian military-industrial complex. Russia relies on Belarus for approximately 85% of its supplies of optics and sights and up to 90% of its military vehicle chassis
https://t.co/5wxlZUwPSH