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“Vasya from the NABU tapes”: Stolar’s court brigade
For some reason in Ukraine Vasyl Astion is called “Stolar’s cashier.” That’s inaccurate and downplays his role.
The official position of the SAP: Vasyl Astion “was responsible for the judicial support of all decisions so that courts would adopt them in the interests of the organized criminal group.”
The agreement in principle between former MP Mykytas and MP Stolar — according to the investigation — was concluded no later than 15 November 2024. That is the point from which the organized criminal group begins to exist as a legal entity.
The second part of the case — “Themis”: in the fall of 2025 the same brigade raided two companies in central Kyiv through “hacking” state registers. The costs of the scheme — 514 thousand dollars.
Astion’s partner is Rostyslav Smyrnov, former deputy head of the Office of the President (2020–2024). Astion with him:
🔸co-owner of a number of businesses (shared assets documented since 2021)
🔸used Smyrnov’s status to access officials who later appear in “Forrest Gump” (Mudra, Dubovyk, Ferens — all from the Office of the President or the Ministry of Justice)
🔸was responsible for paying the services of Pechersky District Court judge Vadym Bosyi — it was from this court that rulings came out in favor of the group. In 2024–2025 a number of orders in cases that later appeared in the materials of “Themis” and “Forrest Gump” passed through him.
🧩 Key quote from the tapes, read by an SAP prosecutor at a VAKS hearing:
Mykytas: “Do you have 200 millions in non-cash form?”
Astion: “No.”
This is not a dialogue between a cashier and an MP. This is a dialogue between someone who organizes collateral and someone who’s being asked about non-cash liquidity — that is, a resource that moves through a bank. Not a bag of cash — but an electronic balance.
And here we return to the question that began the first piece: since 2020 Vasyl Astion has 9,99% of JSC Bank “Ukrainian Capital.” Yevhen Astion has another 9,99%. Together — almost 20%.
The scheme for legalizing 150 million UAH for Halushchenko, according to the investigation, went through “Sense Bank” — through the accounts of TOV Tetras Optima (54 million), Hiran Construct (87 million), Skyt Retail (5 million), Pelet Service (4 million). But the question of the origin of the non-cash funds Mykytas was looking for from Astion remains open to this day.
Chronology to which it’s worth returning:
✔️15.11.2024 — the Mykytas/Stolar “agreement in principle”
✔️fall 2025 — “Themis”: raiding two Kyiv companies
✔️June 2026 — legalization of 150 million through “Sense Bank”
✔️12.06.2026 — Astion denies any connection to Halushchenko to Ekonomichna Pravda
✔️19.08.2026 — NABU searches at Astion’s; he himself is in Vienna
✔️20.08.2026 — SAP announces the role of “judicial overseer” in the organized criminal group
☑️ What should come of all this in the legal sphere:
✔️ Court rulings that went through Astion’s “judicial support” — by 2021–2026. How many are there? In whose cases? Who received the benefit?
✔️ Bosyi V. — a separate DBR proceeding concerning the judicial component. How much his rulings cost. Who was paid. Through which accounts.
✔️ Smyrnov R. — former deputy of the Office of the President. Joint assets with Astion. Number of cases in which Smyrnov acted as the contact for officials from the Office of the President/Ministry of Justice in the interests of the brigade.
✔️ “200 million non-cash” — where Astion was looking for them. Through which banks. Whether these accounts passed through the correspondent lines of “Ukrainian Capital.”
✔️ Extradition requests — Austria, Vienna. Date of submission. Status of review. Are there asset freezes in the EU.
The brigade lives on. The judicial overseer — in Austria. The bank in which he has 20% — in the shadows of the NBU. To be continued..
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