At SSU’s initiative, court seizes assets of Ukrainian company and bank that sponsored russia’s aggression
Following an investigation by the SSU Cyber Department, court seized movable and immovable property and corporate rights of a company, distributor of alcoholic beverages, and of a commercial bank. The ultimate beneficiary of these entities is a citizen of the aggressor state.
It has been established that part of the profits of these enterprises was used to fund preparation and waging of the war against Ukraine, as well as to finance russia’s activities aimed at weakening Ukraine.
The overall estimated value of the property of both legal entities seized by the court is almost UAH 880 mln (USD 25 mln), and the corporate rights – over UAH 1.2 bln (USD 34 mln).
The seized property of the distributing company includes:
- corporate rights in the form of 100% of the authorized capital in the amount of almost UAH 125 mln (USD 3.5 mln);
- 9 passenger cars worth over UAH 3 mln (USD 84,000);
- 282,950 bottles of alcoholic beverages worth total of UAH 24.5 mln (USD 689,000);
- 5 accounts in Ukrainian banks.
The seized property of the commercial bank:
- 100% of shares with a total value of over UAH 1 bln (USD 28,1 mln);
- a building in downtown Kyiv with an area of 3,000 square meters and an estimated value of almost UAH 850 mln (USD 24 mln);
- 5 vehicles worth total of almost UAH 1.5 mln (USD 42,000).
The SSU is investigating the activities of these enterprises within the criminal proceedings initiated under Article 113.1 (sabotage) and Article 437.1 (planning, preparation, initiation and waging of an aggressive war) of the CCU.
Measures are underway to withdraw blocked assets for the benefit of our state.
The SSU Cyber Security Department and the investigators of the SSU Office in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea carried out the investigation under the procedural supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office.