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The BEB exposes a large-scale tax evasion scheme and reports searches at a metallurgical plant in Brovary, while the media surface interesting names and details. Here are the Suprunenko brothers, “ASVIO BANK”, endless offshore companies, and millions that may have bypassed the state budget. Unfortunately, this is already a classic of contemporary Ukraine, increasingly hard to surprise the average Ukrainian, who must keep track both of the air raid map and of the latest exposés. But this story cannot remain in the shadow of other events. So today in our focus — long-time Kyiv City Council deputy and chairman of the supervisory board of that very “ASVIO BANK”, Roman Yaroshenko.
According to the investigation, Yaroshenko together with Oleksandr and Vyacheslav Suprunenko may be involved in a network of enterprises that could have been used to carry out fictitious transactions, trade in unaccounted scrap metal, and siphon funds through “ASVIO BANK”. The probable losses to the budget from just understating taxes amount to over 32,4 million UAH.
There is also a whole list of offshores, scandalous land allotments and developments from the Leonid Chernovetskyi era, tenders outside ProZorro, luxury watches and a bank fined by the NBU for millions of hryvnias. So who is Roman Yaroshenko really and what role does he play in the Suprunenko brothers’ business-political network — we examine this in the fourth part of our major analytical investigation.
Who is Yaroshenko?
First of all, it’s worth saying that Roman Yaroshenko is a banker who has been in this system since 1998. In his employment history are the National Bank of Ukraine, “Partner-Bank”, and most recently “ASVIO BANK”.
By the way, the connection with the Suprunenko brothers can be traced back to 2006, since he ran “Partner-Bank”, from which Yaroshenko’s rapid career began as Suprunenko’s business partner. Then in 2009 the subject moved to “ASVIO BANK”, where he still works and is chairman of the supervisory board. This bank is directly owned by the brothers Vyacheslav and Oleksandr Suprunenko, and it is this financial institution that is mentioned in the context of siphoning funds through fictitious non-goods transactions.
Speaking of our subject in the context of his deputy role, the Chesno movement categorized him as an absentee. But despite low attendance, Roman Yaroshenko has become genuinely a multi-year deputy, having entered the Kyiv City Council behind the scenes in 2008 and remaining there to this day. He also attempted to enter the Verkhovna Rada; in 2007 he ran from the Party of Regions but was not elected.
Overall, during Yaroshenko’s tenure as a deputy he was mentioned in a number of scandalous stories and votes. Thus, the outlet Nashi Hroshi included him in its “List of the Grabbers of Cherneche Lyso” (Monk’s Forest), accusing him of involvement in the seizure of land plots in forested areas, in particular in the village of Horenychi. According to journalists, this sparked outrage among environmental activists and local residents, who pointed to the destruction of protected areas for elite development.
The media also pointed to his involvement in scandalous land allotments and construction during Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi’s time (Andriivskyi Descent, Zhovk Island, Malyshko Park, etc.). There was also a scandal around the vote to destroy the historical monument in Podil known as Hostynnyi Dvir, in 2012. Yaroshenko was one of the deputies who voted “for” at that time.
That same year there was another controversial alienation of a land plot in Podil to which Roman Yaroshenko was connected not as a deputy. LLC Asteris, in which until 2017 he was among the beneficiaries, in 2012 received a land plot in Podil in Kyiv, despite the fact that under the General Plan it was designated for public development, not residential construction. For context, at that address is the LA MANCHE Clubhouse.
After the court annulled the land allotment and the corresponding Kyiv City Council decisions lost force, the project was effectively “revived” with the participation of structures associated with developer Maksym Mykytas. By the way, in 2020 that land plot was nevertheless seized and a criminal proceeding was opened.
Tax evaders?
As we wrote in previous materials, at the beginning of July 2026 the BEB carried out searches over two days at the metallurgical plant in Brovary owned by LLC BRAZ and LLC ALTEG. In both companies, one of the ultimate beneficial owners is Roman Yaroshenko. Co-owner of LLC BRAZ is also Vyacheslav Suprunenko.
The detectives’ visit was prompted by suspicion of creating a large-scale scheme to evade taxes. According to journalists citing sources in law enforcement, the scheme’s organizers may include Kyiv City Council deputy Roman Yaroshenko, former deputy of the same council Andrii Zaets, as well as businessmen and former deputies Vyacheslav and Oleksandr Suprunenko.
The scheme allegedly involved using a network of controlled intermediary firms to understate tax payments. Through these companies they conducted fictitious non-goods transactions, and funds were withdrawn through the group’s financial institution — JSC “ASVIO BANK”.
Investigators discovered understatement of real estate tax totaling 8,9 million UAH and VAT of 23,5 million UAH. In addition, there was reportedly unaccounted scrap metal worth 39 million UAH and other unaccounted goods worth 286 million UAH.
Furthermore, in 2025 LLC BRAZ received from state enterprises almost 7,3 million UAH. The largest amount came from Kriukiv Wagon-Building Plant. Interestingly, one of the previous beneficiaries of the plant was a Russian citizen, Stanislav Dzhakhparovych Gamzalov, who was later added to the SNBO sanctions list.
All opaque? Offshore network and “ASVIO BANK”
For many Ukrainian politicians, owning an offshore company seems to have become almost traditional. Roman Yaroshenko is certainly not an outsider on that list. As our analysts found, the deputy is linked to at least three foreign companies registered in the British Virgin Islands, Cyprus and Poland.
The first is Romberg Investment Management Ltd., registered in the British Virgin Islands at: Geneva Place, Waterfront Drive, Road Town, Tortola. Next is the Cypriot ALUMETA GROUP LTD, registered in Limassol on 3 February 2021. Here again the link to Vyacheslav Suprunenko is traced. ALUMETA GROUP LTD owns 90% in the structure of LLC BRAZ, whose ultimate beneficial owners are listed as Roman Yaroshenko and Vyacheslav Suprunenko. The Cypriot company is also registered as the owner of the trademark Alumeta Group.
Another company with an almost identical name in which Yaroshenko is a beneficial owner — ALUMETA SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ — was registered in Poland on 7 January 2020. Its office is located in Warsaw, and the director is listed as Oleksii Holota.
The geography is wide: British Virgin Islands, Cyprus, Poland and Ukraine. At the same time it becomes increasingly difficult to determine where Yaroshenko’s personal business interests end and the joint corporate network with the Suprunenko brothers begins. Especially given that the same surnames reappear among the owners of metallurgical enterprises, investment funds, financial institutions and other commercial structures.
And speaking of transparency. Roman Yaroshenko is one of the participants in LLC PLEITENDER, which operates the private platform PlayTender. Among the company’s participants is also JSC ZNVKIF “ASVIO CAPITAL”, and one of the ultimate beneficiaries is Vyacheslav Suprunenko. So in this structure Yaroshenko and Suprunenko again have a shared interest.
It was through PlayTender that the tender for construction of a section of the Great Ring Road around Kyiv worth 5,35 billion UAH was held. As Censor.NET and Nashi Hroshi wrote, the procurement was not carried out through the state system ProZorro but on this private platform. The resonance in this story is not just the venue, but that only one participant was allowed to compete, who logically became the winner. That was the American company Bechtel Overseas Corporation.
But the most systemic link between Yaroshenko and the Suprunenko brothers is traced through JSC “ASVIO BANK”. Roman Yaroshenko has worked at the financial institution since 2009, chairs its supervisory board and is listed among the signatories. At the same time 69,9% of the bank’s shares belong to Vyacheslav Suprunenko, another 20% to Oleksandr Suprunenko. Together the brothers control almost 90% of the financial institution’s shares. Another 7,69% belong to former Kyiv City Council deputy and supervisory board member Andrii Zaets. He is a relative of the Suprunenko brothers, and we released a separate piece analyzing his role in the brothers’ network.
In September 2025 the National Bank of Ukraine imposed three fines on “ASVIO BANK” totaling 9 102 580 UAH. The largest — 7 702 580 UAH — concerned violations of legislation in the field of financial monitoring, in particular improper application of a risk-oriented approach and client due diligence.
The bank also had to pay 1 million UAH for failure to properly and timely provide the NBU with reliable information and documents necessary for supervision in the field of financial monitoring. The third fine — 400 thousand UAH — was imposed by the regulator for inadequate currency supervision, namely the untimely detection of one of the indicators of currency operations. The National Bank of Ukraine officially reported the application of these measures.
Recall that, according to media citing law enforcement sources, funds may have been withdrawn through “ASVIO BANK” as part of the scheme with fictitious non-goods transactions described above. At the same time, the mere fact of owning foreign companies or being fined by the regulator is not proof of committing a crime.
Millions of hryvnias, euros and dollars
As a banker with significant experience, Roman Yaroshenko apparently knows how to accumulate. How else to explain substantial cash assets, shares in several offshores and luxury watches. Unsurprisingly, the deputy’s wealth has repeatedly been the subject of journalistic investigations, and in 2016 Yaroshenko was even included in a list of the five wealthiest deputies from Solomianskyi district.
In his most recent declaration, the subject reports that he holds 1 200 000 UAH in cash, nearly a million dollars, and another five hundred ten thousand euros.
From real estate, only two apartments: one in the capital on Donetska Street, building **-*. Its area is 68,0 square meters, and it was received as a gift in 2019.
The other apartment is in the city of Smila in Cherkasy region and has an area of 38,8 square meters. The deputy officially owns no cars. So perhaps you might meet him on the capital’s subway or in line for a marshrutka?
Besides offshores, attention is drawn to luxury watches — Yaroshenko owns several. In particular, a Breguet wristwatch acquired in 2006. The approximate market value of most Breguet models currently ranges from $6 000 to $60 000+.
Another piece is a Dubey & Schaldenbrand wristwatch acquired in 2007. Dubey & Schaldenbrand is a Swiss brand produced in small series. On the secondary market most men’s models cost roughly $3 000–8 000, although some pieces may sell for more depending on condition and rarity.
A third wristwatch was acquired in 2007 — Ulysse Nardin. Depending on
the collection (Marine, Maxi Marine, Executive, Freak, etc.) prices for men’s
models typically range from $5 000 to over $40 000.
What’s the bottom line?
Public registries and declarations indicate that Roman Yaroshenko is not a random name alongside the Suprunenko brothers. He has for many years chaired the supervisory board of the bank they control, shares business interests with them and is a beneficiary of a number of companies related to the metallurgical sector.
At the same time, carrying out searches and media estimates of possible tax violations do not yet prove Yaroshenko’s personal guilt. So the key questions now are what his procedural status is in this proceeding, what the BEB detectives actually established, and whether the case will end with charges being filed and the materials being sent to court.
Recall that StopCor previously reported on BEB searches at the metallurgical plant in Brovary and examined the links of the companies under investigation to brothers Vyacheslav and Oleksandr Suprunenko, Kyiv City Council deputy Roman Yaroshenko and “ASVIO BANK”.
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