Kristina Vejnbender is an investigative reporter based in Prague.

Kristina is a reporter with investigace.cz based in Prague. She holds a PhD in Philosophical Anthropology from Charles University in Prague. Before joining investigace.cz in 2022, she worked for two of the Czech Republic’s leading economic daily newspapers, covering business and the labour market. She has ten years of experience in journalism. Her current focus is on investigations into organized crime and money laundering, particularly with links to post-Soviet countries. Drawing on her family roots in Kazakhstan, she brings a deep understanding of the post-Soviet region to her work.

Kristina Vejnbender

Basic information

Name
Kristina Vejnbender
Title
Investigative reporter
Expertise
Organised crime, money laundering
Country
Czechia
City
Prague
Links

Supported projects

Overpriced Ammunition

  • Armed conflict
  • Corruption
  • Industry

PRAGUE - In this months-long cross-border investigation, a team of six journalists looked into the Czech Ammunition Initiative - an initiative set up in early 2024 to supply Ukraine with a steady flow of artillery ammunition, to investigate allegations of high costs, poor quality shells and conflicts of interest.

Read more
Overpriced Ammunition

Europe's Secret Arms Route to Russia

  • Armed conflict
  • Security

PRAGUE/ROME/LATVIA A joint investigation by Investigace, IrpiMedia and The Insider has revealed how thousands of European and American small arms were smuggled into Russia and used in the war with Ukraine.

Read more
a Russian sniper armed with a US-made DesertTech .37XC rifle