One of the suspects in the embezzlement of 5.8 billion hryvnias from “Ukrtatnafta” was detained in Kyiv
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers detained a man who was wanted internationally on suspicion of embezzling over 5.8 billion hryvnias from the company “Ukrtatnafta”. This was reported by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
According to the investigation, in the period from 2017 to 2022, a group of individuals, including officials of a large oil refining enterprise and representatives of controlled commercial structures, organized a scheme for the illegal alienation of fuel and lubricants.
The controlled companies received petroleum products without payment, after which they sold them to other enterprises, and transferred the funds received to their own accounts and appropriated them. To give the transactions the appearance of legality, the parties concluded agreements with deferred payments – in some cases up to two years after the end of martial law.
According to the conclusions of the economic examination and the results of the audit, the losses to the enterprise exceed 5.8 billion hryvnias. In 2024, the defendant was informed of the suspicion, after which he left abroad and was put on the international wanted list.
On November 7, 2025, he was detained. At the request of prosecutors, the court chose a preventive measure for him. The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Main Investigation Department of the National Police with the operational support of the Department of Strategic Investigations.
