The case of the ex-head of the State Property Fund: Ukrnafta official is served with a notice of suspicion

The case of the ex-head of the State Property Fund: Ukrnafta official is served with a notice of suspicion

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 12 2023, 04:22 PM • 28962 views

An official of Ukrnafta and former deputy head of the State Property Fund has been charged with embezzling more than UAH 400 million from state-owned enterprises. He is one of 11 suspects in a case of large-scale corruption and money laundering worth more than UAH 10 billion.

Denys Kudin , an official of Ukrnafta, former first deputy head of Dmytro Sennichenko's State Property Fund of Ukraine, was served with a notice of suspicion in a case of misappropriation of over UAH 400 million of state-owned enterprises. UNN reports this with reference to the SAPO.

... the former first deputy head of the SPFU , another member of the criminal organization headed by the former head of the SPFU , was served with a notice of suspicion

- the report says.

It is reported that the actions of the person are qualified under Part 3 of Article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The NABU notes that this is the former first deputy chairman of the SPFU (2021), who is a current official of Ukrnafta.

Thus, as of today, there are already 11 suspects in the case:

-        the head of the State Property Fund, whom the investigation considers to be the organizer of the crime and the head of the criminal organization;

-        the co-organizer of the crime - a person close to the head of the SPFU;

-        First Deputy Head of the SPFU;

-        Advisor to the Head of the SPFU;

-        two persons who at different times acted as directors of Odesa Port Plant JSC;

-        acting. Acting Head of the United Mining and Chemical Company JSC;

-        two owners of the LLC that won the auction for the OPP;

-        two persons who are accomplices in the crime (the positions of the persons are indicated at the time of the crime).

As UNN learned from its own sources, this is Denys Kudin, who was the first deputy head of the SPFU in 2021.  

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In March 2023, a criminal group was exposed that seized more than UAH 400 million of state-owned enterprises in 2019-2021, including the largest chemical enterprise in Ukraine, Odesa Port Plant JSC, and one of the world's largest producers of titanium raw materials, United Mining and Chemical Company JSC.

The first episode concerns corruption at the Odesa Port Plant (99.56% of shares are owned by the state), and the second episode concerns corruption at the United Mining and Chemical Company (100% owned by the state represented by the SPFU). The individuals are also charged with legalization (laundering) of proceeds of crime in the amount of over UAH 10 billion .