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Continuation of the investigation into a financial scheme involving government securities, fictitious car imports, offshore companies, and firms with a single employee. The case involves billion-hryvnia turnovers, unrecorded cash, and tax losses. Separate probes link the currency operations to Vasyl Kostiuk (Vasya Lvivskyi) and Oleksandr Horobets.
“Dominanta Trade” of Oleh Oleshko, director Oleg Voitov, charter capital — 8,1 mln UAH, revenue/profit — 30,087/7,21 mln UAH. Licenses: brokerage AE286778, depository AE286788; dealer license AE286779 stated, but its current validity is not confirmed. Court ruling No.140996439 describes alleged fictitious operations with Eurobonds XS2895055981 ($1) through controlled non-residents.
The money-out scheme: operations with government bonds → “Dominanta” → hryvnia accounts → intermediary firms → car importers → purchase of foreign currency → foreign contracts → sale of cars for unrecorded cash.
In the declared banking route, Avangard handles securities operations, Rada and Idea Bank handle hryvnia funds, and Ukrainian Capital and Alliance handle foreign-currency payments. The full route is not documentarily confirmed by the banks. Possible circumvention of NBU restrictions No.18 dated 24.02.2022 is being checked.
“PrimeKver” of Valentyna Larchenko opened an account at “Dominanta”: one employee, revenue 1,218 bln UAH for 2025 year and the first half of 2026, profit — 151,2 ths UAH, assets/liabilities — 246,3/246 mln UAH.
11.09.2025 the company changed its name to “Kvertex Prime,” the owner to Serhii Sek, and also changed director, address, and accounting to car trading. Charter capital was reduced from 500 ths to 100 ths UAH. Not registered as a VAT payer.
“Ladis Kom” of Anatolii Nikitarenko — activity in web portals, the address at which 1797 companies are registered. Revenue for 2025 year/first half of 2026 year — 571,9/356,2 mln UAH, profit — 21,9/53,3 ths UAH, assets/liabilities — 1,246/1,250 bln UAH. Equity is negative.
“Impulse Produkt” of Iryna Malovana — change of owner, address, and business profile. Revenue/profit — 12,4/3,1 ths UAH, assets/liabilities — 293,6/293,55 mln UAH, charter capital reduced from 100 to 30 ths UAH.
“Rostconsult” — from 22.10.2026 belonged to Andrii Zakirov; address changed to Uzhhorod and business profile to wholesale trade. Among previous participants — FC “Finako,” AMC “Spilna invest,” fund “Anderson.” Assets/revenue/profit — 259,5 mln/5,93 mln/7,4 ths UAH.
Each of the listed companies has only one employee.
“Roton Auto” of Yurii Ivanov — one employee, assets for 2024/2025 years — 920,16/618,24 mln UAH, revenue/profit — 31,45 mln/16,9 ths UAH. Liquidated 02.09.2026.
In case No.72025102400000067 it appears together with “Mega-Pride”: 1138 cars totaling 177,64 mln UAH, probable VAT shortfall — 61,706 mln UAH.
Three importers in the main case:
Total probable tax shortfall — 61,721 mln UAH, plus another 9,874 mln UAH for negative VAT value.
Recipients of funds: Genesis Trading House OU, POTENGA TRADING HOUSE, SEVILLA SALES SUMMIT S.L.
Currency trail of Kostiuk and Horobets. In 2020 year, General of the Tax Police Yurii Atamaniuk accused Kostiuk of organizing a conversion center with a turnover of 25 bln UAH and monthly income up to 2,5 bln UAH, pointing to his ties with former head of the SPS Serhii Verlanov.
“Alliance” was fined by the NBU for violations of financial monitoring requirements: 15,051 mln UAH in 2024, and 67,575 mln and 15,9 mln UAH in 2025.
Shareholder — Oleksandr Sosis (89,289%), Pavlo Shcherban (3,995%) chaired the supervisory board until 01.04.2025.
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