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A recent publication in the Telegram channel of the detective agency Absolution Leaks, with photos of businessmen Vladyslav Myroshnichenko and Oleksandr Slobozhienko, drew investigators’ attention to Kyiv’s shadow crypto market. According to informed sources, this story may involve a network of individuals connected to fraudulent call centers, crypto exchanges, and the withdrawal of funds from Ukraine under the guise of charitable initiatives.
The two key figures under scrutiny are Yevhen Trusov and Vitalii Dukhopolov. According to data from Opendatabot, Trusov and Dukhopolov are co-founders of the charitable organization Fund 1654. The fund’s director is noted as Vladyslav Myroshnychenko. The main activity is social assistance.
Both entrepreneurs also appeared among the participants in LLC Ikigai Group, whose co-founders and managers at various times included Vladyslav Myroshnychenko, Oleksandr Slobozhenko, and other individuals. According to financial reporting, in 2025 year the company declared about 79,5 million UAH in assets, while its official revenue was less than 190 thousand UAH.
According to open registries, Yevhen Trusov also owns LLC Community Cloud Keeper and LLC Billiard, he is president of the NGO Rugby Club “Kyiv,” and is known as a master of sports, a player for the Ukrainian national team.
Vitalii Dukhopolov is the founder of LLC Sakses Eds and is registered as a sole proprietor in the field of restaurant services.
Notably, analysts from the BlackBox OSINT project have repeatedly raised questions about the origin of the wealth of this business group and the consistency of declared profits with actual expenses. In May 2025, this outlet expressed a version that the “Fund 1654” could be used for money laundering. NGL.media mentioned Trusov and Dukhopolov in the context of business connections of Oleksandr Slobozhynenko.
According to our sources in law enforcement, information is currently being studied about possible involvement of individual representatives of this network in the activities of illegal call centers. The schemes involve generating traffic to European countries and the United States, through which fraud was carried out to appropriate funds from foreign partners and investors mentioned in the Office of the General Prosecutor’s report on exposing international fraudulent networks. Separately, potential historical contacts and ties of the defendants with the Russian Federation are being studied.
Of particular interest is the origin of large sums of funds directed to Kyiv real estate, elite leisure facilities, and financial services. Specifically, our focus includes:
Crypto exchange ExBid Exchange, where during searches law enforcement seized more than $1,4 million and 5,8 million UAH in cash as part of investigations into financial fraud and money withdrawal;
Charitable Foundation “1654” (BF “1654”), where among the founders are Dukhopolov and Trusov. Investigators are determining whether the organization was used to launder informal income;
Cyber sports club IC Esports. In October 2025, Oleksandr Slobozhenko officially confirmed that he is a co-investor and co-owner of the organization;
Exchanger MIEX ONE;
Project selling electronic clippers jed.global;
KOGRA kombucha producer company, True Ladies Dubai beauty salon, which according to our data belong to Yevhen Trusov’s wife;
OMO Ikigai Wellness Club bath complex in Kyiv, in the context of establishing real sources of financing and actual beneficiaries.
No less urgent is the question of the legality of these individuals’ travel abroad during martial law, as well as the grounds for their exemption from military service or removal from military records. How legal are such trips and are third parties involved?
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