Stashes, crypto, and a black ledger: the SBU Financial Investigations Bureau seized 630 million from Anton Tkachenko’s financial empire and LLC “Liberty F”

630 million hryvnias in cash, hiding places, stashes, and even a special access system to a black ledger.

This is reported by Vikryvach.

The SBU Financial Investigations Bureau, together with the Office of the Prosecutor General, conducted more than 30 searches in 16 regions of Ukraine and seized over 630 million UAH in cash in various currencies. According to the Bureau, this is the largest cash seizure in the agency’s history.

The Bureau brand itself has not officially named the network yet, but sources for Vikryvach within law enforcement claim it concerns the KIT Group network.

According to the investigation, tens of billions of hryvnias per year could have flowed through the network — currency exchange, money transfers within Ukraine and abroad, cryptocurrency transactions, and other financial operations.

According to sources, stashes were arranged to store funds, and special mechanisms were used to conceal financial accounting.

At the center of attention is Anton Tkachenko, director and owner of LLC “LIBERTY F” (formerly FC “Liberty Finance”). The National Bank of Ukraine previously identified him as the ultimate beneficiary of the company and the owner of the KIT Group trademark.

The company structure also includes: — Lyudmyla Tkachenko — owner and beneficiary of LLC “KIT GROUP”; — Oleksandr Vashchenko — director of LLC “KIT GROUP”; — Ivan Tkachenko — director of PE “Lombard KIT GROUP PLUS”; — Maksym Sakhno — director of LLC “KIT-FINANCE”.

According to Vikryvach, the problems around this financial group did not begin yesterday.

In 2025 the National Bank of Ukraine prohibited “Liberty Finance” and persons associated with the company from providing certain payment services through KIT Group without the appropriate license.

In 2026 the National Bank revoked the company’s license for cash foreign exchange operations and lending. The company disagreed with the decision and is challenging it in court.

Separately, other criminal case materials mentioned the companies “KIT GROUP,” “Liberty Finance,” and “KIT-FINANCE.” The investigation examined possible use of crypto wallets and conversion of virtual assets into cash.

At the same time, important: this is the investigation’s position. There are no court decisions in public materials that establish the guilt of Anton Tkachenko or the companies mentioned.

Previously, law enforcement officers had already conducted searches at an exchange point connected to the KIT Group network. At that time, they seized about 9 million UAH in various currencies.

Now the scale is different.

Not 9 million.

630 million.

And the main question now is not only the origin of this money, but how a financial network with such volumes operated for years under the close watch of regulators and law enforcement.