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2 June 2026 the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a search at the home of Oleksandr Spektor, co-owner of the capital's shopping and entertainment complex Blockbuster Mall. According to the investigation, the businessman may have used controlled companies to help Viktor Medvedchuk evade sanctions, receive income from Ukrainian business, and finance anti-Ukrainian activities. The investigation is being carried out under part 3 of article 110-2 and part 1 of article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The search warrant was granted by the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv on 29 May 2026. The case is being investigated by the Main Investigative Department of the SBU under the procedural supervision of the Office of the Prosecutor General, media report. The court permitted the seizure of financial, corporate, accounting, and lease documents for the period from February 2022 to May 2026. The investigation is checking business relations between enterprises, the flow of funds, and the ownership structure of assets linked to Oleksandr Spektor. One of the key objects of the investigation was InvestBud Garant LLC (EDRPOU code 35059000), registered in Kyiv on 10 April 2007 at the address: Knyaziv Ostrozkykh Street, 32/2. The company's authorized capital is 164,59 million UAH. The director is listed as Olena Bukalo, the accountant as Yuliia Mishanska. The ultimate beneficiaries are Oleksandr Spektor and Maryna Dorokhina, daughter of developer Vagif Aliyev. 90% of InvestBud Garant's authorized capital, or 148,135 million UAH, belongs to the Swedish company Northwalk AB. The remaining 10%, corresponding to 16,459 million UAH, are owned by the Rental fund, whose capital is 4,1 billion UAH. The foreign corporate chain also includes Swedish Stadsis AB and Cypriot Bitrex Limited and Wayford Investments Limited. On 17 June 2021 the Anti-Monopoly Committee of Ukraine allowed Wayford Investments Limited to acquire more than 50% of votes in Bitrex Limited. According to YouControl, through this corporate structure Oleksandr Spektor controls about half of the business. It is this foreign ownership chain and the related financial operations that became one of the directions of the law enforcement checks. The volumes of financial transactions between related structures reached billions of hryvnias. In particular, the documents mention a loan from Northwalk AB of 50 million dollars, of which approximately 30 million dollars, or 735 million UAH, were actually received. Obligations to the Rental fund amounted to 2,821 billion UAH. Another 400 million UAH was directed to purchase bonds of Mandarin Plaza (EDRPOU code 30675610). The total volume of these operations is about 3,96 billion UAH. A separate criminal proceeding No. 42022000000001167 from 29 August 2022 concerns possible inflated expenses of enterprises through loans, interest accruals, and bond operations. Within this proceeding, financial operations of companies related to the Rental fund and other structures were examined. In audit No. 103/99-00-08-01-02-20/38013498 dated 27 September 2022, the State Tax Service noted 243 million UAH of accrued interest and 218,7 million UAH of inflated expenses. The materials also show 39,4 million UAH of profit tax and 60 million UAH of tax on nonresident income. Estimated losses to the state budget for 2019–2020 years were valued at 99,4 million UAH. Court materials also mention other companies linked to commercial real estate and development assets: Lavina Shopping Center (38537759), Asborn (42684602), Zhensan (32222741), Kovcheh (31569627), Town Property (37773475), Parus-Invest (43705371) and Parus Holding (44064310). Their business operations also appear in the investigation materials regarding possible inflated expenses.
InvestBud Garant's financial statements show significant losses in recent years. In 2022 they amounted to 597,99 million UAH, in 2023 — 451,63 million UAH, in 2024 — 812,17 million UAH, and in 2025 — 686,1 million UAH. The total losses over four years reached approximately 2,55 billion UAH. For the results of 2025 the company's revenue was 310,31 million UAH, assets 5,05 billion UAH, and liabilities 7,12 billion UAH. In the first half of 2026 the company incurred another 375,54 million UAH in losses on revenue of 174,77 million UAH. Liabilities rose to 7,5 billion UAH. Thus, they exceeded asset value by about 2,45 billion UAH. At the same time, the operating company Blockbuster Mall for 2025 reported 432,5 million UAH in revenue and 1,6 million UAH in net profit. Net profit margin was about 0,37%. The Rental fund, which in 2024 reported 320 million UAH in profit, recorded 80 million UAH in losses for 2025. The formal owner of Blockbuster Mall LLC is listed as Ivan Zaimenko. He previously worked at InvestBud Garant, where, according to available data, he received from 800 thousand to 1 million UAH annually. Law enforcement found the company's seal during a search in another criminal proceeding No. 12024000000002805. That case concerns the possible registration of expensive cars at undervalued prices. On 8 September 2026 the State Service Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 8041 opened in Blockbuster Mall on Stepan Bandera Avenue, 36. It moved from Beresteiskyi Avenue, 20. The Ministry of Internal Affairs explained the address change by the presence of a shelter and more favorable lease conditions. The new service center began operating in the shopping complex roughly three months after the search at the home of its co-owner Oleksandr Spektor. Spektor himself denies financial ties to Viktor Medvedchuk and involvement in financing his activities. The businessman claims that since 2022 his companies have paid 813 million UAH in taxes, supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and did not pay dividends. These statements represent the businessman's position, while law enforcement continues to check the circumstances of the financial operations. According to InvestBud Garant's reporting, as of mid-2026 the company's liabilities exceeded its assets by 2,52 billion UAH. Court materials also include cases No. 761/22510/26, No. 761/22511/26, No. 761/22512/26 and No. 761/22514/26. The investigation into Oleksandr Spektor covers corporate ties through Swedish and Cypriot companies, multibillion financial operations, possible violations of tax law, and the circumstances of enterprises linked to Blockbuster Mall. At the same time, conducting a search and the existence of criminal proceedings are not proof of the businessman's guilt. The final legal assessment of the established circumstances should be given by the investigators and the court.
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