Ukrainian law enforcement detained the organizer of a corruption scheme involving the procurement of energy equipment by JSC “Kharkivoblenergo” while he was trying to flee Ukraine. He has now been formally suspected.
Source: OBOZREVATEL
This was reported by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine. The suspect’s name is not disclosed, but journalist Oleg Novikov emphasizes that he is a relative of the co-owner of LLC “Kvartal 95,” Timur Mindich.
He is involved in the case of the former chairman of the board of JSC “Kharkivoblenergo,” Kostyantyn Logvynenko, who was detained last year. Allegedly, in 2021, Mindich’s relative took personal control over the procurement of energy equipment (11,904 transformers and 79,425 electric meters) at JSC “Kharkivoblenergo” and used his influence over procurement of such equipment by other state enterprises in the energy sector.
Logvynenko agreed to follow his instructions and ensured contracts for the purchase of energy equipment with companies controlled by him at prices several times above market value. Thus, the participants of the criminal scheme planned to embezzle funds exceeding 132 million UAH.
Due to partial fulfillment of the contract, oblenergo incurred losses amounting to 12.5 million UAH. Further embezzlement was postponed due to russia’s full-scale invasion, the introduction of martial law, and humanitarian aid provided to “Kharkivoblenergo” by Ukrainian enterprises and international organizations. At the beginning of 2023, when procedural actions against “Kharkivoblenergo” began, the plan was completely halted.
Currently, a number of suspicions have been announced in the case. According to Novikov, besides Mindich’s relative and Kostyantyn Logvynenko, they include:
- Head of the material supply department of JSC “Kharkivoblenergo,” Hennadiy Fisun;
- Head of the department of the Kharkiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
- A private appraiser;
- Director of the energy company “Energo-Time,” Oleksandr Kozyr.
Also, the director of LLC “Kharkiv Electrotechnical Plant ‘Energomira’,” Roman Shabanov, has been declared wanted. His company is the manufacturer of the meters purchased for “Kharkivoblenergo.”
The involvement of the relative of the co-owner of “Kvartal 95” in the corruption scheme was confirmed by Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak (“Holos”). He suggested that this concerns Leonid Mindich, who owns an apartment in Kyiv where Timur Mindich and a namesake private entrepreneur are registered.
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