The charge of embezzlement of funds from Ukraerorukh in Platinum Bank has been brought to court

It becomes known that the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court has begun to consider a criminal case concerning charges of causing damage in the amount of 160 million hryvnia to the former first deputy director of the state enterprise “Air Traffic Services of Ukraine” (SE “Ukraerorukh”) Igor Kasyanenko and deputy director of the SE Sergei Gombolevsky. This criminal proceeding is considered on its merits by the court, which is engaged in the fight against corruption.

Let us remind you that the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office sent to court a case about UAH 160 million in losses from Ukraerorukh. According to the investigation, in 2016, the then first deputy Kasyanenko and deputy director of the State Enterprise Gombolevsky, ignoring the order of the head of Ukraerorukh Dmytro Babeychuk and the reservations of the Ministry of Infrastructure, continued to make payments through the problematic PJSC Platinum Bank (Platinum Bank of oligarchs Boris Kaufman and Alexander Borukhovich- Granovsky).

They also did not withdraw the funds of the state enterprise from the accounts. Therefore, when the bank was declared bankrupt, the state-owned enterprise lost its monetary assets. Thus, the actions of ex-officials of Ukraerorukh led to losses of 160 million hryvnia.

The FGVFL substantiates the claim by the fact that ex-officials of Platinum Bank, “due to improper performance of their official duties, which resulted in the adoption of unfounded decisions,” caused damage to the bank in the amount of UAH 1.48 billion, which consists of amounts not returned and written off in loss of credit funds.

The Fund also believes that the commission of such actions led to a lack of funds in the bank to fulfill obligations to depositors and creditors.