SBU announced suspicion against alcohol tycoon Yevgeny Chernyak

On the evening of December 29, it became known that Evgeny Chernyak had been declared a suspect. He is accused of continuing to transfer funds to the Russian budget after the start of a full-scale invasion.

This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine.

“The security service has collected evidence on the owner of one of the largest alcohol holdings in Ukraine, Yevgeny Chernyak, who is suspected of financing the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, despite the full-scale invasion, his companies continued to do business with the aggressor country,” and where in the telegram channel on Friday evening.

According to the investigation, despite the full-scale invasion, his companies continued to do business with the aggressor country. It was established that during 2022, only in the form of paying taxes and fees, the enterprises subordinate to him transferred about 6 billion hryvnia equivalent to the Russian budget.

It is documented that the defendant’s enterprises, located in four countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus, purchased industrial quantities of alcohol and other related products from Russia. During searches in the office premises of the holding company in Ukraine, documents and other material evidence of illegal activities in favor of the aggressor country were discovered.

Based on the collected evidence, Security Service investigators reported suspicion to Chernyak and six other top managers of his companies under Part 2 of Art. 28, art. 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (aiding and abetting the aggressor state, committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons). The issue of seizing their private and corporate property for transfer to the management of ARMA is resolved.