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The head and owner of JSC "Dnipro Switch Plant" Serhiy Taranenko, a former official aide to Member of Parliament Yaroslav Dubnevych, has become one of the accused in the case of embezzling 93,2 million UAH during procurement by Ukrzaliznytsia. His name once appeared in a draft decree to award the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, and now companies associated with him are featured in the investigation of procurements at the Pivdennyi port.
This was reported by the publication "Telegraf"
The order that was explained as a technical glitch
Taranenko manages JSC "Dnipro Switch Plant" and is its owner. According to YouControl, he also owns 42,2% of LLC "VCP 'TAKO'". That company supplied the state port with railway equipment manufactured by the plant.
In May 2019 the businessman’s name appeared in a document published from then-president Petro Poroshenko about awarding the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class. Later the Presidential Administration stated that a draft decree was mistakenly published on the website due to a technical glitch, and Taranenko’s award was part of that draft.
How the scheme worked in Ukrzaliznytsia procurements
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is appealing a decision by the HACC (High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine), which in May 2026 closed the case on the procurement of switch products for Ukrzaliznytsia in 2015–2017. The court closed it due to procedural issues regarding the pre-trial investigation time limits and their extension.
According to NABU and SAP, Yaroslav Dubnevych organized the supply of equipment through intermediaries — "KRT Corporation" and LLC "Argo" — even though the railway could have procured it directly from "Dnipro Switch Plant." The investigation asserts that officials tailored tender conditions to a specific manufacturer and that companies simulated competition.
According to the portal "Judicial Authority of Ukraine," the next appeal hearing in case No. 991/878/22 was scheduled for 18 November 2026.
What investigators found in Pivdennyi port procurements
The investigation is checking for possible price inflation on switch, rail, and joint products for the state enterprise "Sea Commercial Port 'Pivdennyi'". This concerns procurements from 2024–2025, the winner of which was LLC "VCP 'TAKO'."
In March, July, and September 2024 the port conducted three procurements with an expected total value of almost 21 million UAH excluding VAT. "TAKO" was the sole participant. Contracts were signed by the port director Oleksandr Oliinyk and the company’s CEO Vyacheslav Satunovskyi.
According to the investigation, officials informed the supplier in advance of the product requirements and funding volumes. Tender documentation was drafted to fit the products of Taranenko’s plant, limiting competition. BEB detectives compared prices to those for this manufacturer’s products supplied to Poltava GOK, DTEK, and other enterprises. They recorded markups of 1,5–2 times. Losses on the three contracts were estimated at 4,9 million UAH.
In March 2025 the port announced a new procurement with an expected value of over 6 million UAH including VAT. "Dnipro Switch Plant" requested that the procurement be split into lots so it could participate in the tender directly. The port rejected the request, and "TAKO" again became the winner.
Investigators believe that Satunovskyi agreed with the management of LLC "Budindustriya" and LLC "ZRS" on fictitious commercial offers with inflated prices. They were meant to create the appearance of a market value for the equipment. According to the investigation, the price of this contract was inflated by 2 million UAH.
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