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DBR uncovers illegal amber extraction scheme in Ukraine

  • Earliest collected report:ДБР

The State Bureau of Investigations uncovered a scheme where cheap raw materials were imported from the EU to Ukraine, while illegally extracted amber was exported. The total value of contracts related to this scheme amounts to 178 million hryvnias.

In brief

  • DBR uncovered an illegal amber extraction scheme.
  • Cheap raw materials were imported from the EU.
  • Illegally extracted amber worth 10.8 million hryvnias was exported.
  • A criminal organization received contracts worth 178 million hryvnias.
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business not in the collected reports
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: public money, media business, big capital, readers and grants.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Budget
  • Actor 1
50%1 item
Undisclosed
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

Who the outlets write for
  • community 1
  • region 0
  • country 1
  • world 0
Channels
  • Websites 1
  • Telegram 1

How we measure speed, distance and channels

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