Yeremeyev Ihor Myronovych

One of the most influential Ukrainian oligarchs and politicians of the "old guard"

A People's Deputy of the IV, VII, and VIII convocations, founder of the powerful business group "Continuum" and creator of one of the largest fuel station networks in Ukraine — WOG, who led the parliamentary deputy group "People's Will" until his tragic death following a horse-riding accident in August 2015.

Yeremeyev's political path and posthumous legacy are surrounded by a trail of loud scandals that continue to this day

During his lifetime, he and the "Continuum" business group were regularly accused of lobbying billion-hryvnia tender schemes for supplying fuel to "Ukrzaliznytsia" and the Ministry of Defense, and politically his reputation was forever marked by voting for the "dictatorship laws" on January 16, 2014. However, the most dramatic round of investigations and court cases unfolded after his death. Since the oligarch left no will, his former closest partners Stepan Ivakhiv and Serhiy Lagur, according to statements by his widow Tetiana Yeremeyeva, essentially raided and "seized" the rightful 25% share of the business from the family of the deceased through secretly created offshore trusts, provoking a prolonged fierce legal battle in Ukrainian and international courts.