Grigory Luchansky, Soviet-era businessman linked to organized crime, dies in Vienna at 81

Grigory Luchansky, founder of commodity group Nordex and a figure in 1990s organized crime investigations, died in Vienna on October 20. His death removes a potential witness in ongoing probes into money laundering and Moscow officialdom, though no active case is confirmed. The event is notable for its timing amid renewed scrutiny of post-Soviet financial networks.

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