There are new exclusive details in the high-profile case of the Grinkevich family, suspected of embezzling billions of dollars from the Ministry of Defense. As it became known, in the family “scheme” of the Grinkevichs, it seems that there were also accomplices - two Lviv enterprises with one common director. This is evidenced by data from sources in law enforcement agencies, as well as individual details of the supply of goods to the Ministry of Defense, the State Emergency Service and the National Guard, which became known after analyzing the documents received by the editors.
As the editors of StopCor learned from their own sources in law enforcement agencies, the identities of the “intermediaries” who helped structures from the Grinkevichs’ orbit enter into contracts with law enforcement agencies and conduct funds were established. And the main accomplices of the “scheme,” according to available materials, may be officials of such Lviv enterprises as the private enterprise “Renaissance Unitary Enterprise” and the PVTP “Acropolis”, who probably entered into a conspiracy with the Grinkevichs.
Thus, as law enforcement officers discovered, during 2022-2023, officials of the PE Renaissance and PVTP Akropolis, in a preliminary conspiracy with Igor Vladimirovich Grinkevich and his son Roman Igorevich Grinkevich, who control the group of enterprises LLC Trade Lines Retail Construction Company Citygrad", LLC "Perspective "CITY BUD", LLC “Construction Alliance Montazhproekt”, by carrying out financial and economic transactions between related business entities, inflated prices for military goods, in particular: body armor, protective helmets, backpacks, unloading, disposable tableware, etc., which were subsequently supplied in accordance with defense contracts to military units.
During the analysis of the documentation, it was established that the amount of contracts concluded by the above-mentioned business entities with the structures of the Moscow Region, NGU and the State Emergency Service exceeds UAH 1 billion.
As evidenced by the case materials, representatives of these commercial structures (in particular, the private enterprise UP Renaissance and PVTP Akropolis), as a result of the sale of goods at an inflated cost, received colossal budget funds. Subsequently, this money was transferred to the accounts of enterprises, individual entrepreneurs and individuals that were under their control, allegedly for the purchase of construction materials, goods, services, as well as to provide financial assistance. These transactions have signs of fictitiousness, and the funds seem to have been used by businessmen to meet their own needs, individual enrichment and deliberate damage to the economic security of Ukraine.
Only the documented damage from the “scheme” of selling defense goods at inflated prices amounts to more than UAH 65 million.
As it became known, criminal proceedings have now been registered on this fact and investigative actions are being carried out aimed at further documenting illegal activities.
It should be noted that according to information and analytical platforms, the leaders and signatories of the PVTP “Acropolis” are Evgeniy Dzhura and Andrey Panechko. The latter is also the director of the private enterprise “UP Renaissance”.
In addition, according to our sources, Andrei Panechko’s sons Vladimir Panechko and Nikolai Panechko, as well as his assistant Andrei Prokhorovsky, probably helped organize the “family scheme” for Andrei Panechko.
The editors also came into the hands of individual contracts and proposals concluded by Akropolis.
Analysis of these documents confirms that these entities systematically inflated prices for military goods, in particular: body armor, protective helmets, backpacks, unloading, disposable vessels, etc., which were subsequently supplied in accordance with defense contracts to military units. The total amount of these agreements is more than a billion hryvnia. What is known about these “intermediaries”?
Participants in the scheme do not deny themselves a luxurious lifestyle. So, Evgeniy Dzhur has a black 2020 BMW X-6 and a 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
According to the registers, Andrei Prokhorovsky has an office in Kyiv and owns an estate in the village of Kyiv. Kodaki, and in Lviv - by the SV Hotel. He drives a white Lexus LS with Kyiv registration. According to the court registry, he is also a defendant in criminal proceedings 1202200000000510 dated 06/13/22 under Part 4 of Article 190, Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code.
A little more about this matter:
According to data available to law enforcement agencies, a resident of the city of Kiev, Andrei Prokhorovsky, allegedly organized in 2022 an illegal scheme for the import and sale in Ukraine of helmets and body armor of inadequate quality at an inflated cost, which were subsequently supplied to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, resulting in damage to national security .
It should be noted that Prokhorovsky created RA.DA LLC and probably gained confidence in representatives of Perspektiva Gorodstroy LLC, Construction Alliance Montazproekt LLC, City Grad LLC and entered into agreements with them for the supply of body armor from China and helmets from Korea . , since the latter had existing contracts with the Ministry of Defense for the supply of protective equipment.
In total, during 2022, RA.DA LLC imported and sold 29,840 pieces of body armor and 28,500 pieces of helmets worth about UAH 500 million using the indicated method. Prokhorovsky also fictitiously inflated the costs of logistics services for the delivery of these goods. It is also known that Prokhorovsky A.S. probably uses rough accounting and financial and economic documentation.
It was established that on August 20, 2022, RA.DA LLC imported 10 thousand helmets to Ukraine. As of the date of crossing the border, RA.DA LLC did not have an End User certificate from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
According to our sources, it was through Prokhorovsky and his RADA LLC, which appears in the mentioned criminal case, that Panechki imported helmets and body armor from China for the “scheme” with the Grinkevichs. Moreover, according to our sources, Vladimir Panechko was directly involved in the logistics of these supplies and all negotiations with Prokhorovsky.
Members of the Panechkov family also “lit up” thanks to their expensive lifestyle and problems with the law.
So, according to sources, Nikolai Panechko drives a black BMW X-6, produced in 2022, and a black BMW-7, also in 2022, Vladimir Panechko drives an E-Class Mercedes with Kiev registration, produced in 2022, and a white BMW-5, produced in 2022 , and Andrey Panechko – in a Toyota Prado
It is known that on April 17, 2023, Andrei Panechko was involved in a “drunk” accident in this car.
As evidenced by an extract from the ERDR, Panechko Sr. is also a defendant in the case of abuse of influence and theft of budget funds by the Akropolis company under contracts with the Ministry of Defense.
It is worth adding that, according to sources in the State Border Service, from the beginning of 2022 to 2024, Vladimir Panechko repeatedly traveled outside of Ukraine (Switzerland, Italy - Rome and Milan and the UAE) with Audi RS-5 Volkswagen Artion and BMW-7 , as a driver for a charitable organization purporting to provide road transport.
Therefore, the question arises: was Panechko Jr. really engaged in volunteering or is this purely a cover for the opportunity to freely leave the country and avoid responsibility? Especially in the context of the “scheme” exposed by law enforcement officers.
It is worth recalling that Grinkevich Jr., “hiding behind volunteerism,” probably, just like Panechko, had already traveled outside Ukraine, and now, after all-Ukrainian publicity about his family’s corruption cases, Roman was put on the wanted list and eventually detained .
The editors will continue to monitor the progress of this high-profile case and reveal new details and circumstances. Our journalists are already preparing a corresponding investigation for publication and will publish videos confirming the facts of Vladimir Panechko’s trips abroad, as well as what cars he used and where he was going. In addition, a photo will be provided confirming the person involved’s lunar vacation in the United Arab Emirates. We will also show video footage confirming the close communication of the Panechko and Grinkevich families (primarily Vladimir Panechko and the wanted Roman Grinkevich) and the close ties between them.
Let us remind you that we have already reported that there is another criminal proceeding in the scandalous case of Lviv businessman Igor Grinkevich - the head of the family is currently in a pre-trial detention center.
So, at the end of 2023, he was detained and another criminal proceeding was opened. This is a suspicion of an attempt and offer to give a bribe to one of the leaders of the Main Investigation Department of the State Bureau of Investigation. According to investigators, although he received another suspicion, “for offering a bribe and directly giving a dacha, you can be imprisoned for 8 years.”
