Yana Rudkovska — Dubai scammer and her house made of air

Realtor Yana Rudkovska is selling Oak Yard in Dubai as a “house of the future,” promising investors premium real estate, pools, panoramic windows, and completion of construction by specified deadlines. The problem is that instead of a finished building—or even a house under active construction—journalists saw an excavation pit and unfinished preparatory work. Against this background, questions arise not only about construction progress but also about the money trail, the structure of the companies, and the people behind the project.

The “house of the future” that doesn’t yet exist Oak Yard is promoted through structures called The Yard and Yana Yard Properties LLC. Promotional materials show investors a premium off-plan project with pools, panoramic glazing, and a promised handover date. Investors are told that physical presence in Dubai is not required: money can be wired by bank, handed over in cash, or paid in cryptocurrency. This is where the picture begins to fall apart. According to journalistic checks, the Oak Yard site did not show the active phase of construction one would logically expect from a project already being sold to investors with concrete completion dates. Instead of the promised “house of the future” there were earthworks and an unfinished foundation; nearby, at other construction sites, machinery and cranes showed a very different pace. One investor told StopCor that he first learned about Oak Yard from Oleg Skalyuk, whom he knew from Kyiv real estate transactions. According to him, Skalyuk urged him to abandon new purchases in Kyiv because of the war and move investments to Dubai, where Rudkovska presented Oak Yard as a ready opportunity to make money from real estate. The investor claimed the promised completion date was approaching, although the plot didn’t even have a full foundation. $11,4 million, 75/25 and a web of companies The most interesting part of the story begins where the pretty renders end. Antikor describes a corporate chain linked to Oak Yard: Gold Assembly Investment LLC, One Yard Real Estate Development LLC, Development Company, as well as Futura Edge Investment LLC and other entities. The piece mentions an internal document allocating 75% to Rudkovska and 25% to Vyacheslav Belimenko, as well as financial contributions estimated at about $11,4 million. The publication links this sum to an investment that Stepan Chernovetskyi mentions in connection with the project, while suggesting he may have been a potential victim rather than an organizer of the scheme. The structure matters not in itself but because of questions about control over funds. For off-plan real estate in Dubai, using an escrow mechanism—where buyers’ funds are kept in a special account and used according to construction financing rules—is crucial. Publications about Oak Yard claim funds may have been routed to accounts of related entities rather than a transparent escrow mechanism. Authors of the pieces call this circumstance one of the key risks for investors. Rudkovska’s hotel line also figures in this story through Dubai companies and Ukrainian entities. StopCor noted that the contact email for Yana Yard Properties LLC matches the contact address of the Ukrainian LLC “Alla Plyus,” while “Aliya Plyus” and “Avocado Plyus” appear in Kyiv real estate transactions. According to the publication, the authorized capital of “Alla Plyus” was almost 40 million UAH, and “Aliya Plyus” over 30 million UAH. Lipky, Skalyuk and a Russian contour The Kyiv trail leads to Lipky. According to StopCor, part of the activity of structures linked to The Yard was concentrated there, and sales were handled by Oleg Skalyuk. In August 2024 Yana Yard Properties LLC signed a two-year employment contract with him as sales manager in Dubai. His daughter is also mentioned among co-owners of “Ze Yard,” creating an obvious corporate link between the Ukrainian and Dubai segments of the business. When journalists tried to get an explanation, Skalyuk at first said they had dialed the “wrong number.” At a meeting in his office he then said he was willing to speak only through a lawyer because of an open criminal proceeding, but he did not provide the lawyer’s contact. For a story about multi-million investments, this is not an answer about the flow of money and the state of construction, but a factual absence of explanation. Separately, Antikor claims that about 90% of the project’s client base could have been Russian citizens, and that the total funds in the Dubai segment were measured in tens of millions of dollars. Publications also name specific Russian clients, but a person’s presence in a database or mention does not prove they invested or suffered losses. That is why what matters here is not names themselves but documented movement of funds. This part of the investigation also mentions Mariia Ruban and Yana Laurinaichute: StopCor describes a story about the transfer of a Dubai investment company Laurinaichute and possible links of that line to other figures in the investigation. This is another element of the corporate history that requires verification with documents, not presentations and promotional pages. Belimenko, Skorobahach and Marbella Vyacheslav Belimenko appears in the materials not only as a partner with a 25% share. Antikor also links him to a Russian registration and real estate in Marbella, mentioning a land purchase with an estimated value of about €2 million. These claims belong to the investigation’s authors and need confirmation in official registers, but they are important for understanding the story’s international contour. Another partner mentioned by StopCor is the wife of former deputy head of the Kharkiv regional council Volodymyr Skorobahach. In January 2025 NABU informed Skorobahach of suspicion in a case where investigators assess damages of nearly 60 million UAH. According to the investigation’s version, in 2022 he and associates acquired three companies with licenses to supply electricity, sold electricity to consumers, did not settle with Ukrenergo, and then routed funds through a financial company as loan repayments, after which the money ended up in Bulgaria. This criminal case is not proof of involvement with Oak Yard, but it explains why Skorobahach’s name appears in investigations about the Dubai business. Antikor also mentions Vitalii Shevchenko as someone from Rudkovska’s close circle and conveys media claims about his status and possible Russian citizenship. These details should not be treated as established facts without documentary confirmation, but they are among the list of personalities appearing in publications around Rudkovska’s Dubai business. Three criminal proceedings and a Kyiv episode The Dubai story does not exist in a vacuum. StopCor, citing ERDR data and Rozsliduvach.info, reports three criminal proceedings related to possible offenses by employees or structures from Rudkovska’s circle, including fraud and causing grievous bodily harm. One of the most high-profile episodes concerns real estate in central Kyiv. According to the investigation, after signing a contract and receiving a deposit Rudkovska allegedly stopped responding, and the client was offered a different premises. Complainant Anton Shukhnin, owner of the Domino trademark, claims that after the conflict he was attacked and suffered fractures to the bones on the left side of his face, and his eye was put at risk. StopCor reports Rudkovska had not returned to Ukraine for nearly two years, and the victims are seeking her international search. Against this background, Rudkovska’s public words about the need to find investors and make deals sound particularly cynical. In a video later removed she said, “I need to find investors. If needed, we’ll make a deal, right?” In response to accusations she speaks of “black PR” and an “information attack,” claiming Oak Yard is a real project. Millions exist. The house does not. What an investor should check The most important signal in this story is not loud words about the “scam of the century” or pretty renders. It is the gap between what is sold at the presentation and what physically exists on the plot. If an investor has already made the first payment and is then asked to make a second payment for an object whose construction readiness does not match the declared schedule, the question about the money becomes more important than marketing. A potential buyer of such an object needs documents, not a manager’s promises: trade licence, ORN/BRN, escrow account number, agency agreement, SPA, bank payment confirmations, and documents confirming the project’s permit status. Antikor separately advises checking information through the Dubai Land Department and RERA if the seller cannot clearly explain where funds are held and on what legal basis construction is proceeding. StopCor reports that the victims have already contacted UAE police and prosecutors and are demanding Rudkovska’s international search. So the issue now goes far beyond a conflict between a realtor and several clients: if claims about movement of sizeable sums, corporate links, and possible investor deception are confirmed by official checks, the Oak Yard story will become a cross-border case. Conclusion

Rudkovska sells investors not just square meters, but a story about future luxury. But when an investor sees an excavation pit instead of the promised house, when dozens of related companies appear in the corporate structure, and questions arise around escrow, repeat payments, and the source of capital, one pretty render is no longer enough. That is why journalistic materials call her a scammer and describe Oak Yard as a possible scheme selling “palaces made of air” — the final judgment on these claims must be delivered by documents and competent authorities, not promotional videos. Read also: Yana Rudkovska: murky realtor in Dubai sells a “house of the future” above the bottom of an excavation pit