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Former first deputy head of the SBU in Dnipropetrovsk region Vitaliy Kryvoruchko and his son Anton are mentioned in cases related to Dnipro city council deputy Kamil Prymakov. Sources claim the Kryvoruchkos may be connected to the activities of a network of fraudulent call centers.
During Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency, Vitaliy Kryvoruchko served for several years as the first deputy head of the SBU in Dnipropetrovsk region. He remained in that position until 2014, and after the change of power he was subjected to lustration. This is reported by the Telegram channel “Absolution Leaks.”
In January 2014 Kryvoruchko personally led the operation to disperse Euromaidan in Dnipro. At that time, activists were attacked by groups of so-called “titushky” and police officers, and shots were also fired. Dozens of people were wounded in the clashes, and several people in serious condition were taken to intensive care.
After the lustration, Kryvoruchko tried to continue his career in politics. In 2015 he ran for the Dnipropetrovsk regional council from the Revival party, but unsuccessfully.
In 2020 he planned to run for the Verkhovna Rada from the Servant of the People party in a majoritarian district. Kryvoruchko was later expelled from the party, after which he withdrew his candidacy.
Now the former SBU officer runs a business in the energy sector. In June he became a co-founder of LLC “Ecostrum Energy” (46295762), registered in the village of Krynychky in Dnipropetrovsk region. The company’s main activity is electricity generation.
In September Kryvoruchko also became a co-founder of LLC “Ecostrum Plus” (46386482), which operates in the same field. His wife, Nataliya Kryvoruchko, is also listed among the company’s co-founders.
At the same time, according to sources, Vitaliy Kryvoruchko and his son Anton allegedly provide cover for a network of fraudulent call centers. They are also linked to the activities of offices that, according to the same sources, operate under the wing of deputy Kamil Prymakov. The Kryvoruchko and Prymakov families, sources say, have maintained friendly relations for many years.
Anton Kryvoruchko obtained a position in the SBU after his father was subjected to lustration. At the same time, available information suggests the elder Kryvoruchko may have retained some influence within law enforcement agencies.
In 2019 it was reported that during a chase and shooting in Dnipro law enforcement allegedly detained organizer of a conversion center Anton Kryvoruchko.
Those reports were later refuted. It was noted that at that time Kryvoruchko was an active SBU officer and, on the contrary, took an active part in detaining the suspect. The organizer of the scheme was said to be citizen Volodymyr Tsebro.
During Russia’s full-scale war, Anton Kryvoruchko, who by then was already working in the SBU in Kyiv, again became the focus of media attention.
His wife, blogger Daria Kryvoruchko, published materials on social media about the family’s lavish lifestyle. The posts displayed luxury brand items, vacations at expensive resorts, and interactions with scandalous blogger Anya Alkhim, who is linked to representatives of call centers.
In addition, Kryvoruchko regularly traveled abroad on vacation with his family even after the start of Russia’s full-scale war.
In 2024 journalists separately analyzed the value of Daria Kryvoruchko’s wardrobe. Her social media blog was known under the nickname dunyaha. That profile has since been deleted.
Recall that in Ukraine the scale of fraudulent call center activity can reach about two thousand “offices.” Forbes cited this estimate in its investigation, referring to People’s Deputy Oleksandr Kunytsky and a source in the National Police who called the figure close to reality.
According to Forbes, up to 90% of such call centers targeted primarily Russian citizens. The reason is not only attitudes toward the aggressor country: it is much more difficult to hold organizers accountable if a victim from the Russian Federation does not file a complaint with Ukrainian law enforcement.
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