RAID by the SBE and the Beginning of Bankruptcy? What is happening with the former Brovary Aluminum Plant from the Suprunenkos’ orbit

The former Brovary Aluminum Plant, owned by one of the Suprunenkos brothers and Kyiv City Council deputy Roman Yaroshenko, has found itself at the center of a new story that leaves many questions. Over several months the metallurgical enterprise changed its legal address from Brovary to Korosten, was renamed, and became a participant in a bankruptcy case. Moreover, the initiator of the procedure turned out to be a company whose head also has corporate ties to the same Suprunenko family.

And all this happened against the backdrop of several days of searches by the Bureau of Economic Security in July this year and a criminal proceeding regarding possible tax evasion at the same metallurgical enterprise in what were then Brovary.

We wrote in detail about the searches and released several analytical materials, including about the brothers Oleksandr and Vyacheslav Suprunenko, their long-time business partner and also longtime Kyiv City Council deputy Roman Yaroshenko and their relative and partner Andriy Zayets. But the investigation of the story did not end there. Our analysts analyzed new registration data and court case materials to determine how a plant with multi-million assets ended up in bankruptcy proceedings, who initiated it, and whether these events may be connected. By the way, strange coincidences have indeed been found.

From Brovary to Korosten. Why?

So, 29 in May 2026 of this year LLC “Brovary Aluminum Plant” changes its legal address. The enterprise, previously registered in Brovary on Nezalezhnosti Boulevard, 30/1, moved its official location to Korosten, Zhytomyr region — to Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street, 18.

Subsequently, 3 in August another interesting moment occurred: the Brovary Aluminum Plant became LLC “Prokhimtrayd”. At the same time after the name change its EDRPOU code remained unchanged — 38108144.

But that’s just registration changes, you might say. However, moving the legal address had a significant procedural meaning: after the move the jurisdiction of the future bankruptcy case was to be considered by the Economic Court of Zhytomyr region.

Attention is also drawn to the chronology of subsequent events. Already in 5 June 2026 of this year, only seven days after the change of the legal address, the arbitration manager Ihor Harashchenko dated a statement of participation in the future bankruptcy case of the plant.

And in 4 August LLC “VERMONT INVEST” filed a statement to commence proceedings regarding the insolvency of LLC “Prokhimtrayd”. The next day the document was sent to the Zhytomyr Economic Court, and 13 in August it was admitted for consideration. By the way, remember the name LLC “VERMONT INVEST”: it is important and we will come back to it.

If you look at the materials of case No. 906/963/26, you can see that the total creditor debt of the enterprise amounted to more than 9 million UAH. At the same time, court documents state that there is no debt on taxes, fees, or wages.

Thus, a little over two months passed between the change of the legal address and a creditor’s appeal to the court. And the future arbitration manager’s statement was dated at the beginning of June.

A non-random creditor? How a person from the Suprunenko business circle initiated the bankruptcy of the plant.

And now back to LLC “VERMONT INVEST”, which initiated the bankruptcy procedure for the former Brovary Aluminum Plant. Exactly a year before large changes began at the metallurgical enterprise, there was also an update in “VERMONT INVEST”. Yes, in May 2025 of that year there was a change of leadership. It became Mihailo Pirotsky, who is also the beneficiary of LLC “BUDEPROMEXPULACIYA”, which analysts attribute to the Suprunenko corporate group.

No less interesting is the ownership structure of the debtor itself. The only participant in LLC “Prokhimtrayd” is the Cypriot company ALUMETA LTD with a share of 100%. At the same time Kyiv City Council deputy Roman Yaroshenko disclosed corporate rights in another Cypriot structure — ALUMETA GROUP LTD. Both companies have corporate and address ties to Limassol.

Thus, between the creditor who initiated the bankruptcy of the former Brovary Aluminum Plant and the Suprunenko business circle there are quite clear corporate cross-overs. The head of one enterprise from the Suprunenko brothers’ business orbit initiates the bankruptcy of another enterprise from the same orbit.

To understand, remember how we wrote in previous materials, the Brovary plant is 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.

What does the BEE investigation have to do with it?

The bankruptcy story of the former Brovary Aluminum Plant unfolds against the backdrop of another high-profile case — the Bureau of Economic Security’s investigation into possible tax evasion at the same metallurgical enterprise in Brovary.

At the beginning of July 2026 law enforcement officers conducted two days of searches at the plant territory connected with LLC “ALTEG” and LLC “BRAZ.” According to the publication “Ekonomichna Pravda,” which cited its own sources, among the likely organizers of the scheme were Roman Yaroshenko, former deputy Andriy Zaitsev, and Vyacheslav and Oleksandr Suprunenko. All these people are connected by a network of companies of the infamous Suprunenko brothers.

What is also extremely interesting is that all changes inside the metallurgical enterprise occurred precisely against the backdrop of a tax inspection and the activation of a criminal case. According to the same Ekonomichna Pravda, Yaroshenko together with Oleksandr and Vyacheslav Suprunenko may be involved in a whole network of enterprises that could have been used for fictitious operations, trading unaccounted scrap, and withdrawing funds through “ASVIO BANK.” The estimated losses to the budget from tax underreporting alone exceed 32,4 million UAH.

Of course, speaking of a proven link between the BEE tax investigation and the bankruptcy of “Prokhimtrayd” is premature. At the same time, the coincidence in time of investigative actions, registration changes, and the start of bankruptcy proceedings provides grounds for further scrutiny.

What is the bottom line?

Over several months around the former Brovary Aluminum Plant there occurred a series of events. First, the plant changed its legal address, which changed the territorial jurisdiction of the future bankruptcy case. A week later the arbitration manager filed a statement of participation in that case. Later the company was renamed, and the bankruptcy procedure was initiated by a creditor whose head has ties to the Suprunenko brothers’ business circle.

All this occurred at a time when law enforcement investigated possible tax violations at another Brovary metallurgical enterprise connected to part of the same businessmen.

Is this sequence of events a random coincidence or part of a prearranged corporate strategy? Currently the open documents do not provide a basis for a definitive conclusion.

The key questions remain about the plant’s real financial state, the origin of its multi-million debt, and the role of related companies in the bankruptcy procedure. These circumstances require further investigation to determine whether the bankruptcy was a normal consequence of insolvency or part of a broader and well-planned sequence of corporate decisions.

As a reminder, previously StopKor reported that in July 2026 the BEE conducted searches at a Brovary metallurgical plant connected with LLC “BRAZ” and LLC “ALTEG.” In that material, journalists also explored the business ties of the Suprunenko brothers, Kyiv City Council deputy Roman Yaroshenko, and structures associated with “ASVIO BANKA”.