The media published an investigation into the business assets of Serhiy Dyadechko

After reports about possible new investigative actions in the case of the pharmaceutical company PHARMASEL, StopKor journalists published a large-scale investigation dedicated to the business ties of former Rodovid Bank co-owner Serhiy Dyadechko. The authors of the piece analyzed Ukrainian and international corporate registries, court documents, open government databases, and materials from criminal proceedings that mention companies connected to the businessman, his partners, or entities where he serves as a founder or ultimate beneficiary.

According to the journalists, renewed interest in Serhiy Dyadechko’s activities arose after information about a possible resumption of procedural actions in the PHARMASEL case. The publication states that this story prompted a detailed analysis of the entrepreneur’s current business network, which, according to open registries, spans Ukrainian, British, Cypriot, Luxembourgish, and offshore companies. The piece says Dyadechko, who was once a co-owner of Rodovid Bank and a founder of Bank Soyuz, still participates in a number of Ukrainian enterprises. Among them the journalists name LLC UKRBUSINESRESURS, LLC RB CAPITAL-GROUP, PJSC AICF “Ukrainian Project Investments”, LLC ISV-INVEST, the agricultural cooperative named after O. Kobylianska, and other companies. It also provides information about his involvement in companies registered in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Luxembourg, and the British Virgin Islands. A separate section of the investigation is devoted to Serhiy Dyadechko’s business partners. The authors draw attention to the fact that in certain Ukrainian companies his co-founders remain former managers and shareholders of Rodovid Bank, Denys Horbunenko and Dmytro Yehorenko. The publication notes that Denys Horbunenko is under sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council and the United Kingdom, while Dmytro Yehorenko was a figure in the criminal proceedings concerning Rodovid Bank and in 2025 received a conviction in absentia from the High Anti-Corruption Court in the case of embezzlement of the bank’s funds, although he was exempted from serving the sentence due to the statute of limitations. Journalists also drew attention to the so-called “case of 35 billion hryvnias,” which for many years has remained one of the most high-profile stories connected to Rodovid Bank. Over various years law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies reported investigations into the possible withdrawal of tens of billions of hryvnias through lending to affiliated companies. Serhiy Dyadechko himself previously publicly denied involvement in any illegal schemes and said the accusations against him were unfounded. In the new StopKor piece this story is presented as part of the overall context of the entrepreneur’s business career. A significant portion of the publication is devoted to companies mentioned in criminal proceedings. In particular, the journalists analyze materials of cases regarding LLC NIKO, which in state registries is listed among assets related to Serhiy Dyadechko. The investigation provides information on tax proceedings, a case concerning nonpayment of the single social contribution, and a criminal investigation after cases with severe complications in patients at a Dnipro hospital, where investigators checked the use of a drug produced by this enterprise. The company’s bankruptcy procedure and reports that it lost its license to import medicines are also mentioned. The authors also analyze investigation materials regarding the corporate investment fund Ukrainian Project Investments, the company ISV-INVEST, as well as proceedings related to PJSC Donbasenergo, the state enterprise Plant “Arsenal”, the corporation NPO “Arsenal”, and other enterprises. The article emphasizes that the mere mention of legal entities in pretrial investigation materials does not itself establish guilt, and final conclusions can be reached only by courts after completion of the relevant processes. A separate section is devoted to the entrepreneur’s international business. According to the UK Companies House and other open corporate databases, Serhiy Dyadechko continues to remain a director or controller of several companies in the United Kingdom, and also has connections with companies in Cyprus, Luxembourg, and offshore jurisdictions. In addition, the journalists drew attention to information from the ICIJ Offshore Leaks international database, which features offshore companies linked to the businessman’s name. The piece also analyzes links of certain Dyadechko partners to companies that over the years have been subject to sanctions or mentioned on international sanctions lists. The authors stress that these are corporate connections recorded in open government registries, and not an automatic extension of sanctions to all participants in the respective business structures. The journalists paid special attention to Serhiy Dyadechko’s activities in the sports sphere. The investigation mentions his involvement in developing the Donetsk basketball club, the creation of the Dyadechko Sport Fund, and later work within the structure of the Monaco basketball club. It also provides information about the sale of a club stake to Russian businessman Aleksey Fedorichev while Dyadechko retained the vice-president for sports operations position. At the end of the piece, StopKor reported sending official information requests to the National Bank of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau regarding the activities of Serhiy Dyadechko and companies associated with him. The journalists noted they are awaiting responses from state bodies, which may supplement or clarify the information set out in the investigation.

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