2 billion hryvnia scheme: Former Tsaryov aide and his team

Among the suspects are Roman Afonov and Felix Kusayev, as well as several accomplices from the region, one of whom was previously an aide to former People’s Deputy Oleg Tsaryov from the Party of Regions. According to the investigation, the organiser of the illegal scheme is Ruslan Trypolets, a former aide to Tsaryov and founder of enterprises with a transit and conversion orientation, including the former founder of Ferro Komplekt LLC. 

Trypolets coordinates interactions with real sector enterprises, state bodies and law enforcement agencies, distributing illegal funds among participants according to their roles. Notably, Trypolets has held the status of a lawyer since 2019, yet he does not actually practise law: only one instance of his participation as a defence counsel in 2020 is known.

 Investigators suspect that he used his lawyer status to complicate the conduct of investigative and search actions against himself. His wife, Yulia Trypolets, acts as a co-organiser of the scheme and effectively performs the role of financial director for the transit and conversion-oriented enterprises, controlling interactions with banks and accounting operations. Tetiana Proskura, an accountant for the enterprises and former founder of Metal Prom Group LLC, is also involved in the scheme, as is Valeriy Kalashnyk — a courier and recruiter, founder of Ferro Invest Company LLC and Prom Postavka LLC. His tasks include withdrawing cash from banks and ATMs, exchanging primary documentation and recruiting nominal directors for new LLCs. 

 In addition, another unidentified courier is involved in the scheme, to whom suspicion has not yet been communicated. 

 The investigation is ongoing, and the scale and complexity of the network indicate the systematic nature and careful organisation of the illegal mechanism. According to information from @ABleaks_bot / absolutionlab.com.