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Investigations

Indirectly and directly. How companies linked to Cyprus's former president helped Lukashenko’s bagman dodge EU sanctions

… and re-export Russian gasoline under the guise of solvents and diluents.

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Antifake / Factcheck On CTV, the price rise in Poland was described as “rapid”, although food prices in Belarus have risen by a greater amount over the past two years

The presenter referred to the cost of the basic food basket. Over the past two years, the price of the Polish basket has risen by 7%, while the price of the Belarusian basket has risen by around 15%.

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Antifake / Factcheck Do Ukrainians prefer the Russian language? Poll results vs. commentator Mukavozchyk’s opinion

We found out how many people in Ukraine’s surveyed population still speak Russian.

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Economy with Chaly

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26 February26 February 2026

Euphoria of Macroeconomic Stability

The government reported on its performance in 2025.

19 February19 February 2026

Karanik and Lukashenko Are Falling Short

Why Are Investments Rising Without Boosting GDP?

12 February12 February 2026

As If It Were Wartime

How Can Belarus Do Without the Vitebsk Region?

News with Chaly

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27 February27 February 2026

Lukashenko Inspects Security Forces

We regret to inform you that this is the final edition of “News” in its current format.

20 February20 February 2026

Lukashenko: “No One Will Be Allowed to Tear Us Away from Russia”

Alexander Lukashenko has prepared advice for Donald Trump.

13 February13 February 2026

Lukashenko Will Not Attend the Peace Board

We examine the leading theories behind why Alexander Lukashenko did not make time to travel to Washington.

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We are also members of GIJN (Global Investigative Journalism Network)

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Investigations

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Route recalculated. Companies linked to the entourage of Lukashenko’s associate sell sanctioned European cars to Russia

Despite tightened restrictions and the publication of investigations into the matter, the scheme remains in effect.

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Investigations

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Fourfold rise in Ukrainians caught fleeing to Belarus to avoid conscription

The BIC worked out how much it might cost to organise an escape.

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"Top-level service". For the last three years, former participants of the Russian "special military operation" have been taking holidays in Belarusian sanatoriums

We spoke to a Russian soldier who had fought in Ukraine and received treatment in Lepel upon his return from the war zone.

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Austrian company agrees to supply sanctioned goods to Belarus in conversation with undercover investigators

The seller explained how to circumvent the ban via Armenia.

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News

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18/02

Ukraine could have imposed sanctions against Lukashenko earlier, but the head of the Presidential Office was against it, a BIC source says

14/01

“They’re trying to get you to hand over information”. Ukrainian draft evaders are being interrogated in Belarus

30/10

Stop Nitrogen: BIC investigations have led to halting the smuggling of Belarusian fertilisers into the European Union

10/09

Belarusian Investigative Centre wins a prestigious Free Media Award

01/07

A company linked to one of Putin’s cronies is transferring goods from occupied Ukrainian territories to enterprises in Belarus

04/06

BIC discovers Polish ad agency with Belarusian sanctioned banks among its clients

Top fakes of the week 05 March While Belarus’s GDP is falling, state TV reports stable growth: Aliaksei Audonin manipulates the figures

We compared the claims of a successful development model with World Bank data and statistics.

Fakes of the week

02 March “Trans women can now get pregnant, too.” Radio host Uladzimir Kazakou claimed to find something in the European Parliament resolution that, in fact, is not there

27 February Commentator Ihar Tur linked the increase in coffee prices to the sanctions imposed on Belaruskali. We found errors in his reasoning

26 February Shpakouski, a Belarusian MP, said that Europe is driving Chinese cars. We checked the EU’s sales statistics

25 February “Going up in the rankings all the time.” The Belarusian radio station’s flattering reporting on sustainable development in Belarus was misleading

24 February “They have no intention of seeking employment or obtaining legal status.” The Belarusian radio station’s theory about migrants in the EU did not pass our fact-checking

Belarusian Interactive Catalogue of Fakes

This is a tool that appeared as a result of the work of our Anti-Fake Project. In it you can see more than 800 examples of fakes collected by us since 2021, which were either distributed in Belarusian media or related to Belarus.