Police investigate call centre operations at Canyon Business Centre

Investigators are inspecting an office in the "Canyon" business centre, which may be linked to fraud schemes. Complaints had previously been filed against this address.

Raids on the call centre: what is known

On the morning of 19 February, an investigative and operational group arrived at the "Canyon" business centre, located in the Podil district at 56-a Yaroslavskaya Street. Police began inspecting the operations of one of the offices, which is suspected to have been used by fraudsters.

Information about the investigation has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations (URPI). According to journalists from "StopKor", this is not the first time law enforcement agencies have shown interest in this location — several raids were conducted at the specified address in February.

What is the business centre?

The "Canyon" business centre is a modern office complex built in 2012 near the "Kontraktova Square" and "Taras Shevchenko" metro stations. It occupies 26,500 sq m, and office rental prices start from 350 UAH per square metre.

The company JSC "Canyon", registered at the same address, also draws attention. According to registry data, it is engaged in wholesale grain trade, but its ownership structure remains opaque. Among the beneficiaries are firms from the British Virgin Islands and the Philippines, which raises questions about the company's actual activities.

Possible Russian links

According to the analytical platform YouControl, in the past, a Russian citizen or an entity registered in the Russian Federation was listed among the owners of JSC "Canyon". The company also has links with LLC "SHCHEKAVITSA-CENTR", which strengthens suspicions regarding its operations.

Criminal cases and tax fraud

Criminal proceedings were opened against JSC "Canyon" in 2023–2024 under a number of serious articles:

• Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – evasion of tax payment,
• Art. 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – financing actions aimed at changing Ukraine's borders.

Journalists continue to investigate possible fraud schemes linked to this business centre and are monitoring the development of events.