Case description
The NABU and SAPO suspect former Ukrnafta management and directors of several companies of embezzling over UAH 13 billion from the oil and gas producer. The case consists of two episodes that occurred in 2015.
You can learn about the events in the first episode of the case in this material. The second episode involves events from July 2015, when Ukrnafta signed 70 contracts with Kotlas LLC for the supply of petroleum products worth over UAH 3.06 billion. However, despite the payment, the products were never delivered.
According to investigators, a chain of companies was created to facilitate the scheme, through which funds were withdrawn outside Ukraine. The funds were transferred to offshore companies through Kotlas LLC and then moved to the accounts of PTF Avias LLC. The ultimate beneficiaries were companies linked to the Privat Group, which was controlled at the time by Ihor Kolomoiskyi and Hennadii Boholiubov.
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PrivatBank's transit accounts were used to conceal illegal transactions, and fictitious agreements were made with controlled companies.
Further, part of the funds was returned to Ukraine through intermediaries, including PTF Avias LLC. These manipulations created the illusion of legality for the financial transactions, allowing the laundering of the funds and avoiding direct communication between Ukrnafta and the ultimate beneficiaries.
The defendants are charged under Article 191, Part 5; Article 200, Part 2; and Article 209, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The court set a record bail of UAH 3.891 billion for businessman Ihor Kolomoiskyi, which was later reduced to UAH 1.877 billion.
