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The head of JSC DAK Ukrvidavpoligraphiya and vice president of the Ukrainian Padel Federation, Vasyl Prodán, is named in a criminal case opened by the State Bureau of Investigation regarding possible illicit appropriation of funds from state-owned enterprises. According to materials disclosed on 24 in September 2026, the investigation is examining transactions related to property leasing, payment for works and services, cash withdrawal schemes, and their subsequent use, including in sports and real estate assets. It is JSC DAK Ukrvidavpoligraphiya that, in corporate documents, designates Vasyl Prodán as chairman of the board of directors and executive director.
According to the investigation, the criminal case covers the activities of officials of Ukrvidavpoligrafiya and a number of affiliated enterprises. Among them, the materials mention JSC Vydavnytstvo Kyivska Pravda, JSC Polihrafknyha, JSC UKRNDISVD, JSC Ukplotipostach, and JSC Kharkivska knyzhova fabrika Globus. Law enforcement agencies are examining the version of coordinated actions by officials, resulting in state assets being used to generate income for structures controlled by certain companies, according to media reports. Another line of inquiry concerns real estate leasing. According to the case materials, assets of the holding’s enterprises could have been transferred to related structures at prices below market value, after which the tenants allegedly leased the premises to other users at market rates. The materials include an estimate of possible monthly cash withdrawal of about 8 million UAH. This amount is the investigators’ version, not a judge’s established size of losses. Yet another episode concerns agreements with affiliated companies and individual entrepreneurs. Investigators are checking whether state enterprises paid for works and services that were not actually performed or could have been performed by the enterprises’ own staff. The materials mention, among others, LLC KETS, Eco Build Service, BC AstraPlus, Technocrat, Komora 29, Anthology, Kyiv Rocket Sports Park, Vision Construction, Logistic Development, Pony Club, Trinity Hub, Maison, Dalenish, and Biznes Finans Group. According to the investigators, part of the funds could have been converted into cash through accounts of individual entrepreneurs. The case materials state that cash could have been handed to managers or founders of related structures, after which the funds were distributed among participants in the scheme. This episode is being considered in connection with possible misappropriation of state enterprise funds and their legalization. Separately, law enforcement officers are examining a transaction involving a non-residential building of 718,2 sq m on Alexander Dovzhenko Street, 3. According to the case materials, the property, which belonged to JSC Polihrafknyha, could have been re-registered to LLC Biznes Finans Group. The Dovzhenko address, 3, is also listed as the legal address of Ukrvidavpoligraphiya itself. The investigation includes a separate block dedicated to possible money laundering through sports facilities, real estate, and cars. Among the vehicles mentioned are Mercedes-Benz GLS, Porsche Macan, Porsche Panamera, Mercedes-Benz Vito, Mercedes-Benz V300, and Volkswagen Touareg. The investigators are checking whether such acquisitions could be linked to funds whose provenance is being investigated in the criminal case.
Padel is a separate line of inquiry mentioned in Vasyl Prodán’s materials. Prodán is the vice president of the Ukrainian Padel Federation, whose president is Oleksiy Dniprov, the current rector of the National University of Construction and Architecture. Until 2024, Dniprov worked as deputy head of the Office of the President. According to the public material, the investigation into Vasyl Prodán’s activities by the State Bureau of Investigation began in 2025, i.e., after Dniprov’s dismissal from public office. In connection with padel, the publication also mentions the business activity of Vasyl Prodán’s wife, Alesa Prodán. In particular, it is claimed that in 2026 she acquired in Girona, Spain, a sports complex with ten open and closed padel courts for 430 thousand euros. The article cites as evidence the registration data of the company PADEL GIRONA UALA SL. This information itself does not establish the origin of funds and does not prove their link to the state company’s activities. The investigation also mentions an apartment in Kyiv of nearly 100 square meters, which, according to the data, is rented by Suzanna Savchuk, Oleksiy Dniprov’s wife, to Alesa Prodán. Suzanna Savchuk works in the Office of the Prosecutor General. The existence of rental relationships is not proof of illegality, but this fact is noted by the article’s authors in the context of connections between the individuals and related persons. The criminal case materials specify parts 5 of Article 191, parts 2 of Article 364 and parts 3 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. They concern possible misappropriation of property on a particularly large scale or by an organized group, abuse of power or official position, and legalization of property obtained by criminal means. Procedural supervision, according to the materials, is carried out by prosecutors of the Office of the Prosecutor General. During the investigation, investigators also conducted a search of a Volkswagen Touareg, the owner of which is indicated as LLC Sontom. Two locked phones were seized from the cabin — iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Pro Max. According to the case materials, both devices belong to Vasyl Prodán. Their contents could be important for establishing contacts, financial transactions, and circumstances under investigation. At the same time, corporate documents of Ukrvidavpoligraphiya indicate that Vasyl Prodán continued to perform the functions of chairman of the board in 2026. Specifically, in the board meeting minutes from 31 of March 2026, he is listed as chair of the board and executive director of the company. In earlier years’ corporate records related to the group of companies, his signature as chair of the board also appears. Thus, in Vasyl Prodán’s case, the investigation is examining several related strands: use of state enterprise property, leasing operations, payment for services and works, movement of funds through private structures, acquisition of assets, and possible legalization of obtained funds. Currently, the circumstances above are under pre-trial investigation, and the final legal assessment of the defendants’ actions must be provided by the court. Publicly confirmed data about an indictment of Vasyl Prodán on these episodes do not exist.
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