Our subject is a well-known corporate raider from the era of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who effectively acted as an overseer of the Ministry of Justice. Through the Vlasiyuk brothers and with direct access to then-Minister Pavlo Petrenko, he allegedly removed real estate from state registers, carried out corporate raids of various assets, and “resolved” criminal matters on the market—for substantial sums of money. His name is Andriy Dovbenko, born in 1986.
At the same time, Dovbenko is said to have worked with Oleksandr Granovskyi, Serhiy Lyovochkin, and Vadym Stolar. He also acted as a lawyer for Serhiy Kurchenko and served as a trusted intermediary in the sale of a media holding, while more broadly servicing the so-called “junior circle” of Viktor Yanukovych.
Under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, Dovbenko did not receive any political appointments, despite reportedly expecting them due to his close relationship with Andriy Bohdan. That relationship deteriorated after what is described as an ostentatious and ill-timed luxury wedding in Monaco, which allegedly embarrassed Bohdan and was followed shortly thereafter by his dismissal from the Presidential Office.
At present, Dovbenko is said to have left Ukraine to avoid conscription, relocating to London on a business visa. There, he reportedly purchased a house worth £5 million and lives there with his wife, who is also described as having influence within the Ministry of Justice. Their relationship is portrayed as unusual—less like a typical marriage and more akin to a parent-child dynamic, with the wife providing ongoing care, protection, and financial support.
According to various claims, Dovbenko is concerned that local law enforcement in London could uncover the alleged legalization of illicit funds. He also reportedly faces risks related to document falsification and the submission of inaccurate information to UK authorities, which could trigger further scrutiny. A key issue, as noted, is that judicial outcomes cannot be easily manipulated in the UK system.
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Meanwhile, in Kyiv, he is said to own a casino and multiple real estate assets, some allegedly acquired through schemes involving the seizure of properties from figures associated with the Yanukovych era. These operations reportedly involved systematic manipulation of property registries.
There are also claims that Dovbenko maintains good relations with Dmytro Razumkov, through whom he may be hoping to facilitate a political return to Ukraine after future parliamentary elections—while continuing to build a “fallback base” in the United Kingdom.
Against this backdrop, questions are being raised as to whether Ukrainian law enforcement bodies—including the Prosecutor General’s Office, the State Bureau of Investigation, SAPO, NABU, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the police—have adequately examined the activities of an individual described by critics as a once low-level operator who rose to become a national-scale raider.
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