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⚡️Billions in “royalties,” hundreds of pharmacies run through sole proprietors: what the 9-1-1 empire and “Wholesale Price Pharmacy” are hiding, — media.
⭕️Behind the popular signs of the 9-1-1 network and “Wholesale Price Pharmacy” lies an extensive structure that, according to sources, is controlled by the Danielyan family. Instead of quality service for patients and medication safety, the business is focused on building schemes to minimize taxes and exert control.
Main details and facts:
Large-scale breakdown of state oversight: In 2025, after scheduled inspections resumed, none of the 153 pharmacies in the network passed state supervision in two regions. In particular, in Odesa region 93 outlets in 39 populated areas and another 60 outlets in Cherkasy region operate through dozens of sole proprietors and nominal entities, although supply, pricing, accounting, and logistics are managed from a single center.
Billion-hryvnia royalty schemes: According to an analytical study by the State Tax Service of Ukraine, in the period from 2023 to 2024 companies received more than 2 billion hryvnias in “royalties” into the accounts of the company “SKIL TRADE” from pharmaceutical enterprises. Subsequently these funds were transferred to 101 business entities (26 of which are subjects of criminal cases). This scheme allowed incomes to be concealed and evasion of corporate income tax of at least 361,3 million UAH.
Violations of sanitary and licensing standards: Pharmacies ignore requirements for temperature monitoring, lack proper self-inspections, and procedures for recalling substandard or falsified drugs remain ineffective.
Procedural pressure: Instead of correcting violations, the network’s management responds to law enforcement scrutiny with a stream of lawsuits and pressure.
⭕️Human rights defenders continue to monitor the progress of investigations, seeking to hold those responsible accountable and to bring order to the pharmaceutical market.
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