The Security Service of Ukraine collected evidence on the top management of the Ukrainian construction holding, involved in working for the enemy and financing the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.
“According to the investigation, since the beginning of the full-scale war, an organized group led by a business owner concluded six contracts with Russian customers for a total amount of almost 100 billion rubles. It is about contracts for the construction of a ship repair plant for the maintenance of ships of the Novorossiysk Naval Base and the border management of the FSB,” it is said in messages in the Telegram channel.
In addition, the group implemented several projects related to the construction of the Moscow metro. Also, according to the available data, the person involved plans to take a contract for the reconstruction of a shipyard in St. Petersburg for submarines of the aggressor country.
As the investigation established, the Russian “branch” of the holding regularly pays billions of rubles to the budget of the aggressor country.
To hide their illegal activities in Russia, the perpetrators operated through offshore companies.
Computer equipment, flash drives and documents confirming illegal activities were seized during searches of the office and residential premises of the persons involved in Kyiv. Also, gold bars and about $700,000 were found with the perpetrators.
On the basis of the collected evidence, the SBU investigators reported suspicion to the three main participants in the case. In particular, the owner of the construction holding was notified of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 27, Part 3 of Art. 28, Part 4 of Art. 111-1 (organization of economic activity in cooperation with the aggressor state, committed by an organized group) and part 1 of Art. 111-2 (assistance to the aggressor state) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The director of one of the enterprises and the chief accountant of the Russian branch were notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 27, Part 3 of Art. 28, Part 4 of Art. 111-1 (organization of economic activity in cooperation with the aggressor state, committed by an organized group) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
An investigation is ongoing to bring the culprits to justice. Perpetrators face up to 12 years in prison.
