Alexander Sofronov, a relative of the adviser to the head of the Kyiv OVA, Evgenia Rostolopa, disappeared from the materials of a high-profile arms trafficking case on the eve of the trial. Of the 5 suspects, only three were indicted.
We are talking about an investigation into a large arms sales network. According to the investigation, the suspects illegally stored firearms, ammunition and explosive devices without permission provided by law for the purpose of sale.
During the searches, 5,616,800 US dollars, 45,055 Euros, 268,350 UAH, pistols, machine guns, weapons magazines, hand grenade launchers, cartridges of various calibers, grenades, detonators, silencers and various other items were found and seized from them.
In accordance with the court ruling to conduct a search and seizure of property, Alexander Sofronov and his 2017 Dodge Durango car. initially appeared in this criminal proceeding. However, on the eve of sending the case to court, information about the husband of Rostolop’s sister disappeared.
According to sources, for this Rostolope had to involve all his connections in law enforcement agencies.
Rostolopa Sofronov is connected not only by family ties, but also by business. In particular, the company Lucky Bud, registered in Irpen. According to Opendatabot, the society recently received its name and a new director, Sofronov. Previously, it was Rostolopa’s company “Kupihata”.
Let us remind you that recently in the Kyiv region activists turned to the Chairman of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Ruslan Kravchenko with a demand to explain to the community what position in the regional administration the director of the pro-Russian company Evgeniy Rostolop holds.
The woman positions herself as a lawyer, activist and adviser to the head of the Regional State Administration. However, none of these statuses have legal confirmation.
Previously, Evgenia Rostolopa was involved in a scandal involving the beating of a local resident in Irpen and in a conflict over the development of the local Ermolaev Park, where she accused environmental activists of putting pressure on the developer. Rostolop is also accused of having connections with Russia. A woman runs a company whose owners are citizens of the aggressor country.
