The main criminal schemes of Ukrainian businessmen involve fake contracts, suspicious tenders, and money laundering through offshore companies. Key figures include the "dead man" Dmytro Malynovskyi, "crypto businessman" Serhiy Tron, oligarch Dmytro Firtash, and, lastly, Oleg Tsyura. The latter, Oleg Tsyura, is now trying to erase information about his criminal schemes from the internet.
The activities he is attempting to hide, including the looting of Ukrainian enterprises and financing connections to the Russian budget, were detailed in the article we are republishing.
Journalist Andriy Kovalenko reports that the Odesa Port Plant (OPZ), which had long been idle due to financial problems, held two non-transparent tenders for gas supply, crucial for restarting ammonia and urea production. Contracts were signed with little-known companies, which did not solve the plant’s problems and threatened the stability of Ukraine’s gas transportation system.
Vitaliy Lohinov: "shady" tenders and criminal past
The first tender on July 25 was won by Kharkiv-based Agrotorggroup Company, which appeared on the market only in 2022 and lacked experience and resources for such a large contract. The company failed to supply gas, leading to a second tender in August. The second tender was won by Lviv-based Ukrnaftogazburinnya LLC, licensed for gas supply only in September 2023 and without an official website, mandatory for licensing.
Agrotorggroup is also involved in criminal case №72022000410000003 for large-scale tax evasion. Vitaliy Lohinov, informal adviser to UMCC, controls these companies and influences OPZ management, reinforcing suspicions of corruption and embezzlement through fictitious contracts.
In summer 2024, OPZ signed export contracts for ammonia and urea with the little-known Swiss company UCG Trade AG. The contracts had numerous anomalies: no prices, deadlines, or shipping agency specified. Payments are made through Revolut, raising concerns about the deal’s reliability.
Investigations show Oleg Tsyura is behind UCG Trade AG and was previously involved in a scam selling ilmenite from the United Mining and Chemical Company to occupied Crimea via a German firm, bypassing sanctions. He is also connected to Serhiy Bayrak and Denys Horbunenko, trusted associates of oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
Denys Horbunenko
Dmytro Firtash
Serhiy Tron, a Ukrainian businessman linked to crypto mining, uses White Rock Management AG for questionable investments, including fraud and smuggling mining equipment. In 2014, his activities at CityCommerce Bank led to tens of millions of euros being siphoned.
Serhiy Tron
Dmytro Malynovskyi personally negotiates gas and fertilizer schemes using shadow business connections. In the past, he was involved in a $14 million fraud and faked his death to avoid prosecution.
Dmytro Malynovskyi
In 2015, he and his accomplices, on behalf of Expotrade Global Limited, contracted the supply of 20,000 tons of urea and ammonia from OPZ to Dreymoor Fertilizers Overseas Pte Ltd. After receiving €12.77 million, the criminals disappeared. Later, it was revealed the contract actually belonged to companies in Singapore and Hong Kong, unrelated to Malynovskyi.
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