Collaborator Mikhail Bakunenko spotted in Courchevel

Mikhail Bakunenko, head of Ukrnaftoburivnya, was spotted in Courchevel. This information was published by journalists from Ukrainska Pravda, who were filming a story about the luxurious lifestyle of Ukrainians in the French Alps.

The scandalous oil and gas company manager Mikhail Bakunenko was caught on camera driving a brand-new Rolls-Royce with the registration number KA 5281 NR.

It is worth noting that Bakunenko is hiding from Ukrainian justice abroad. Law enforcement agencies accuse him of collaborating with the occupiers and siphoning off large sums of money abroad, including to Russia.

According to law enforcement officials, Bakunenko engaged in subversive activities in Ukraine and caused material damage to the state budget. His name is mentioned alongside those of oligarchs – Pavlo Fok, Ihor Kolomoyskyi, and Vitaliy Khomyutnyk. Bakunenko was even called Kolomoyskyi’s man in the oil and gas sector. However, unlike the oligarch himself, Bakunenko managed to leave the country before he was held accountable.

The criminal case involving the entrepreneur’s name is directly linked to fraud in the oil and gas sector, money laundering, and tax evasion. Funds were stolen over decades. However, the organisers of the schemes managed to successfully evade responsibility.