Zachary Tvarozna
@shadyshores.bsky.social
Kleptocracy, Data, and Oxford commas.
www.zachtvarozna.com
www.zachtvarozna.com
Sanctions hit one Kyrgyz bank, another is positioned to take its place. That’s not coincidence, it’s adaptation. Watching the shifts as they happen is the only way to keep up. Good to see the UK government pushing hard on these networks.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia
Financial networks utilised by Russia to soften the blow of western sanctions are today being targeted by the UK.
www.gov.uk
August 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sanctions hit one Kyrgyz bank, another is positioned to take its place. That’s not coincidence, it’s adaptation. Watching the shifts as they happen is the only way to keep up. Good to see the UK government pushing hard on these networks.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Encouraging to see UK sanctions working. #2Rivers ex #CoralEnergy, called a "key lynchpin in enabling the trading of Putin's precious oil" by UK authorities, has ceased operations after December sanctions. Shows targeted sanctions can disrupt sophisticated networks.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sanctioned Oil Merchant 2Rivers Says It Has Ceased Trading
An energy trading house sanctioned in December by the UK for handling Russian oil said Friday it ceased trading operations at the end of 2024.
www.bloomberg.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Encouraging to see UK sanctions working. #2Rivers ex #CoralEnergy, called a "key lynchpin in enabling the trading of Putin's precious oil" by UK authorities, has ceased operations after December sanctions. Shows targeted sanctions can disrupt sophisticated networks.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Incredible piece of analysis exposing how opaque UK property ownership remains and how little has been done to fix it.
🏢 NEW 🏢
When it comes to buying property, the UK has trust issues.
Our new analysis found over 170 properties, worth £2.5 billion, bought using suspicious wealth and owned via complex trust structures.
Find out more ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/news/trust-i...
When it comes to buying property, the UK has trust issues.
Our new analysis found over 170 properties, worth £2.5 billion, bought using suspicious wealth and owned via complex trust structures.
Find out more ⤵️
www.transparency.org.uk/news/trust-i...
May 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Incredible piece of analysis exposing how opaque UK property ownership remains and how little has been done to fix it.
An investigation I supported, together with the great team at Nieuwsuur, led to prosecution of Damen shipbuilders for sanctions violations.
Understanding how to perform investigations with data, across intentionally opaque systems, makes the difference.
nos.nl/l/2564914
#sanctions #netherlands
Understanding how to perform investigations with data, across intentionally opaque systems, makes the difference.
nos.nl/l/2564914
#sanctions #netherlands
OM vervolgt scheepsbouwer Damen voor corruptie en overtreden sancties Rusland
Ook aan aantal leidinggevenden en oud-leidinggevenden wordt vervolgd. Volgens de Volkskrant is onder hen bestuursvoorzitter Arnout Damen.
nos.nl
April 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
An investigation I supported, together with the great team at Nieuwsuur, led to prosecution of Damen shipbuilders for sanctions violations.
Understanding how to perform investigations with data, across intentionally opaque systems, makes the difference.
nos.nl/l/2564914
#sanctions #netherlands
Understanding how to perform investigations with data, across intentionally opaque systems, makes the difference.
nos.nl/l/2564914
#sanctions #netherlands
Reposted by Zachary Tvarozna
North Korean soldiers lacked armored vehicles and drone warfare experience, and they took heavy casualties after joining Russia in its war against Ukraine. But they adapted quickly reut.rs/4j9Izt8
April 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
North Korean soldiers lacked armored vehicles and drone warfare experience, and they took heavy casualties after joining Russia in its war against Ukraine. But they adapted quickly reut.rs/4j9Izt8
The team exposes how Russia's sanctions evasion has evolved beyond cash-for-gold to include Brazilian law firms acting on behalf of sanctioned entities. Three years into the Ukraine invasion, evidence points to BRICS building a parallel financial system. Read more: sayari.com/resources/rp...
Three Years On: Russia’s Evolving Tactics to Bolster its War Economy
Read this report to learn what tactics facilitated the survival of Russia’s war machine and prolonged the conflict through Sayari corporate and trade data.
sayari.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The team exposes how Russia's sanctions evasion has evolved beyond cash-for-gold to include Brazilian law firms acting on behalf of sanctioned entities. Three years into the Ukraine invasion, evidence points to BRICS building a parallel financial system. Read more: sayari.com/resources/rp...
Reposted by Zachary Tvarozna
Russian ship under sanction for carrying N Korea arms sails for European waters
https://www.ft.com/content/3e9aca73-a968-4ed7-91f7-b80f0c3f4608
https://www.ft.com/content/3e9aca73-a968-4ed7-91f7-b80f0c3f4608
Russian ship under sanction for carrying N Korea arms sails for European waters
Entry of notorious Maia-1 into European territory waters would pose fresh challenge to western sanctions system
www.ft.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Russian ship under sanction for carrying N Korea arms sails for European waters
https://www.ft.com/content/3e9aca73-a968-4ed7-91f7-b80f0c3f4608
https://www.ft.com/content/3e9aca73-a968-4ed7-91f7-b80f0c3f4608
Really proud to have led the team to some pretty impactful findings uncovering professional facilitators in Brazil, seemingly, evading US sanctions. Take a look and reach out!
sayari.com/resources/wb...
sayari.com/resources/wb...
Emerging Typologies in Russia’s Evolving Sanctions Evasion Schemes
Join us as we discuss this evolution in Russian sanctions evasion typologies and how one can leverage public data to identify and disrupt these schemes.
sayari.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Really proud to have led the team to some pretty impactful findings uncovering professional facilitators in Brazil, seemingly, evading US sanctions. Take a look and reach out!
sayari.com/resources/wb...
sayari.com/resources/wb...