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France, Ukraine
Avisa co-founder Arnaud Dassier's tribulations in Ukraine

The head of investment fund Koryos and co-founder of Avisa Partners, Arnaud Dassier, has been prospecting among Ukrainian defence tech start-ups. He has enlisted a prominent figure of Ukraine's cyber sector and an entrepreneur familiar with French-Ukrainian networks to help him.

Belarus
KGB extends control over ideological dissent as election frenzy builds

Tasked by President Alexander Lukashenko to further crack down on dissenting voices within government and state-owned entities, the intelligence agency has been culling staff in key organisations using new methods of investigation.

United Kingdom
Law firm Schillings poaches from C and F Partners to expand investigations team

Schillings, which is particularly sought after by business magnates from ex-Soviet countries, is continuing to expand its investigations team in this area, as well as recruiting cyber intelligence heavyweights to protect itself against attacks.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Control Risks Ukraine, Arcanum, Horizon Engage, Schillings

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

KyivControl Risks looks to expand in Ukraine

WashingtonSpecial forces veteran joins Arcanum

New York/LondonPatrick Lord hired by rebranded Horizon

LondonEx-FCDO staffer goes to Schillings

Ukraine
Kyiv acts to regulate booming defence industry

Amid a flurry of bilateral agreements with London, Paris and Berlin, Ukraine's defence industry is taking a range of steps to make the sector more fluid. In a bid to regain control, the government has set up what it hopes to be a key consultative body.

Russia
Moscow steps up against Kyiv's 'Army of Drones'

The Russian military is carrying out frontline tests of a new version of its Orlan-30B dedicated to electronic warfare to counter the swarm of low-cost, DIY Ukrainian drones.