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Fight for Influence in the State Tax Service: Krychfalushi’s Staffing Ambitions, Investigation into Bambizov, and Million-Scale Turnover of the Chmeruk Family’s Agro Company
After the appointment of Yurii Koniushenko as acting head of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, sources say a struggle for key positions has intensified within the agency. Figures named in the report include representatives of the tax service and the Ministry of Finance, former Deputy Head of the State Fiscal Service Yevhen Bambizov, and the family of official Mykola Chmeruk.
This was reported by Seredych.
According to sources in the tax authorities, Ministry of Finance official Serhii Krychfalushi seeks to gain control over the Tax Service’s Risk Department and to form his own team there. He is linked to First Deputy Finance Minister Denys Ulyutin, who handled staffing matters for customs, and to Antonina Kacherak, who previously worked under his supervision. There is no official confirmation of possible staffing agreements.
Krychfalushi has worked in the fiscal service and the Ministry of Finance for over 10 years. His declarations list a BMW 740d 2012 model valued at 240 thousand UAH, a Mercedes-Benz C200 for 550 thousand UAH, a BMW Z4 for 174 thousand UAH, and a BMW R1200 motorcycle for 47 thousand UAH. Publications about his family also mentioned apartments in the Great and Lvivska Ploshcha residential complexes. One of the apartments, about 90 m², was purchased in 2023 for 2,5 million UAH.
Journalists also drew attention to expensive Zilli shoes and an Alfa Romeo car, which, according to their data, were not found in the checked declarations.
A separate conflict arose around the Lvivska Ploshcha residential complex and the GreenDIM energy efficiency program. Residents accused Krychfalushi of promoting certain contractors, and his daughter Mariia Kvytka was linked to an attempt to head the condominium association. Related materials were forwarded to the Ministry of Finance and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention. At the same time, information about family members being questioned requires procedural confirmation.
Simultaneously, the SBU is investigating the activities of former Deputy Head of the State Fiscal Service Yevhen Bambizov. According to the investigation, in 2023–2025 Bambizov moved over 1,5 billion UAH through 14 fictitious importers and about 80 transit companies. Clients were allegedly provided services to minimize tax liabilities and convert funds into cash.
Bambizov was informed of suspicion under articles 212 and 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. A court imposed pretrial detention on him with the alternative of bail set at 119 million UAH. Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada tax committee Danylo Hetmantsev publicly called to remove from the Tax Service people linked to Bambizov.
Another group mentioned in the report is linked to Mykola Chmeruk, head of the Eastern Interregional Department of the Tax Service for work with large taxpayers. According to sources, he is considering a move to the service’s central office.
In the declaration of the official’s wife, Halyna Chmeruk, for 2024 year, a loan of 1 million UAH from Oleksandr Polykovskyi is listed. According to the declaration, neither the principal nor interest were repaid during the reporting period.
The official’s son, Oleksandr Chmeruk, owns 50% of Agro Kapital 2024 LLC. The other half of the company belongs to Oleh Oseledets. In 2024 year the company’s revenue was 4,62 million UAH, and in 2025 it rose to 48,44 million UAH. Profit reached 4,21 million UAH, assets 110,42 million UAH, liabilities 105,13 million UAH. At the same time the company employed only 4 people. For the first half of 2026 year the enterprise declared 5,38 million UAH in losses.
Through Agro Kapital 2024, Agro IBK LLC and Kurkul Milk Troshchyn LLC are controlled — both companies belong to this structure at 100%. The history of the latter enterprise included Oleksandr Kamyshyn, and a change of founder occurred on 22 May 2024.
Some industry publications linked this business to the circle around People’s Deputy Maksym Tkachenko and to possible tax-evasion schemes using so-called “skrutky” (tax manipulation schemes). At the same time, there is no judicial confirmation that such operations took place.
Tax circles also mention Serhii Penkov, former first deputy head of the Main Department of the State Fiscal Service in Dnipropetrovsk region. Sources call him a long-time partner of Krychfalushi and link him to previous staffing groups in the fiscal service.
Separately, the report mentions Speshltech LLC, which cooperates with the Yabko retail chain. For 2025 year the company recorded 2,297 billion UAH in revenue and 77,43 million UAH in profit. Loans to companies Ablemark — Jikinto in the amount of about 2,6 million euros are also mentioned. There is no confirmed data linking these transactions to the criminal proceedings concerning Bambizov.
The newly appointed acting head of the Tax Service, Yurii Koniushenko, previously was responsible at the Ministry of Finance for coordination and monitoring. In his declaration for 2025 year he reported 1,54 million UAH in salary and 2,41 million UAH in total income.
Now, under his leadership, it will be decided who will gain influence over tax risk direction and work with the largest taxpayers.
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