Hirin Vladlen Naumovich

From Kherson doors to Cypriot offshore accounts

Vladlen Hirin is a Kherson businessman who made his capital in construction and trade of building materials in the 1990s. In 2002, he was elected deputy of Kherson city council and was close to Volodymyr Salda — the current collaborator and "governor" of occupied Kherson region. He repeatedly tried to become mayor but lost. In 2020, he ran from the "Servant of the People" party for the Kyiv city council, but withdrew his candidacy. Together with his brother Hennadiy, he is a beneficiary of more than 20 enterprises.

Operation YUZUK: currency mule for drug cartels

On October 28, 2024, Europol arrested key members of an international money laundering network — the result of almost a year-long investigation. Operation YUZUK involved authorities from Cyprus, Croatia, France, Germany, Slovenia, and Spain. The Hirin family is suspected of creating an organized group that laundered money through offshore accounts in Cyprus, Spain, and other European countries. Structures associated with the brothers laundered over 75 million euros of criminal funds, including those from drug cartels. About 24 million euros in cryptocurrency were frozen in Cyprus, six luxury cars and 14 apartments worth over 7 million euros were seized.