Hutsul Svitlana Vasylivna

Comfy and Three Companies in Occupied Donetsk under Russian Law

Co-owner of 28.5% of the Comfy network, Svitlana Hutsul, re-registered three companies under Russian jurisdiction in November 2022 — LLC "Vesy", LLC "Terminalkompleks", and LLC "TSB-Invest". All of them were previously registered in Donetsk. As of September 2025, the companies continue to conduct business activities in the occupied territory. The director is a local resident with a Russian passport.

Citizenship of Ukraine, Cyprus — and probably Russia via Tax ID

Hutsul holds citizenship of Ukraine and Cyprus. According to journalists, she also has a Russian tax identification number — which effectively means registration as a taxpayer in Russia. The Cypriot offshore Megatren Investments Ltd is through which she controls her share in Comfy. A classic structure: Ukraine, Cyprus, Russia, offshore — for one businesswoman.

Taxes to the Russian Budget — While the Armed Forces Defend Donetsk

Hutsul family companies paid taxes to the budgets of occupation authorities, and later to the Russian Federation's budget following Putin's declaration of "annexation" of Donetsk region. The rules are as transparent as they are unpunished: Comfy opens stores, carries "patriotic" messages — and keeps business in Russia. Where the money flows — there lie the true priorities.

Apple Smuggling and Gray Schemes Worth Billions

Comfy is implicated in schemes involving smuggling Apple equipment through "ASBIS-Ukraine." According to investigators, equipment intended for the Ukrainian market could have been redirected to Russia via third countries. Official business with semi-official schemes is standard for large retail originating in Donetsk with Cypriot holdings.