The Rosava plant in Bila Tserkva, once Ukraine's largest tire manufacturer, has become a symbol of losses, unfulfilled obligations, and suspicious schemes involving fugitive oligarch Kostyantyn Zhevago and MP Anzhelika Labunskaya. The company suspended operations in 2021 after officially declaring bankruptcy. Who is Anzhelika Labunskaya?
This was a consequence of the financial crisis that engulfed the business empire of oligarch Konstantin Zhevago . He had pledged Rosava as collateral for a loan from his affiliated bank, Finance and Credit. However, after the bank's bankruptcy and Zhevago's inability to repay the debts, the enterprise was threatened with liquidation. To salvage the situation, the owner initiated an asset reorganization, but control over the plant was gradually lost.
Despite attempts to find investors, the sale of Rosava was unsuccessful. The initial asset price was reduced by more than 40%—a signal of low market interest or a deliberate plan to buy it back at a pittance. According to AutoConsulting , the plant has failed to resume operations, even partially.
According to Liga , Rosava is currently being sold in parts. One of the parts has already been acquired by former manager Zhevago, but no one wants to take on the other.
What happened to the plant after bankruptcy and who now owns its parts?
In December 2018, the Kyiv Regional Commercial Court declared the Rosava plant bankrupt. In 2020, Rosava's liquidator leased the company's assets to Premieri LLC , which immediately signed a sublease agreement with Rosava Tyres LLC, which the subsequent liquidator subsequently had to challenge in court.
The owners of Premieri LLC are Premieri LTD and Leonid Glinyany. A person with the same name was the chairman of the supervisory board of Konstantin Zhevago's Belotserkovskaya Thermal Power Plant.
Leonid Glinyany, the new owner of the Rosava tire factory, insists he has no ties to Konstantin Zhevago and has no contact with him. Glinyany stated this in a commentary for an article about the division of the factory's assets.
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According to him, he purchased from the Deposit Guarantee Fund the portion of the plant that was already pledged to his company, Basis Trust. This portion of the enterprise, according to Glinyany, has higher-quality equipment and greater production capacity.
Regarding the other portion of the plant, which is being sold by the National Bank, he stated that he is only willing to buy it if the price is significantly reduced. He does not currently plan to participate in the auctions for the second portion of Rosava.
Who really controls the Rosava plant and what is known about Labunskaya's influence?
Who really controls the Rosava plant, or rather, what's left of it? According to 190.today , Batkivshchyna MP Anzhelika Labunska may be involved in large-scale money laundering using companies effectively controlled by fugitive oligarch Kostiantyn Zhevago.
Anzhelika Viktorovna Labunska, a member of parliament from the Batkivshchyna All-Ukrainian Union, is one of the wealthiest members of parliament in Ukraine. She has declared savings of 145 million hryvnias and owns 16 plots of land in the Kyiv region.
Moreover, according to information from the Telegram channel "Joker," Anzhelika Labunskaya allegedly had her own financial interest in Zhevago's attempt to seize the Rosava plant from its new owner.
Anzhelika Labunskaya has long been linked to fugitive oligarch Konstantin Zhevago. From 1995 to 2002, she headed the legal department at his bank, Finance and Credit, and subsequently served as Zhevago's assistant during his tenure as a member of parliament (2002-2006).
There is reason to believe that Labunska is currently involved in Kostiantyn Zhevago's legal team. The oligarch was a longtime sponsor of the Batkivshchyna party and repeatedly ran for the Verkhovna Rada as a member of that political party.
What is Anzhelika Labunskaya known for: political biography, connections, and scandals
Anzhelika Labunskaya is a longtime associate of Kostiantyn Zhevago. A member of parliament for four terms, she currently represents the Batkivshchyna party in parliament. From 2002 to 2006, she was the director of Finance and Credit Lex Law Firm, a company closely linked to Zhevago's business. Her lawyer, Anatoly Rekun, is a co-founder and chairman of Finance and Credit Lex Law Firm, and it was he who organized the shareholders' meeting.
LLC "Law Firm "Finance and Credit Lex"
In 2011, Labunska was named in charges related to the corporate raid on the Kyiv Shipyard, along with then-MP Zhevago. In 2007, Volodymyr Chmil, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Entrepreneurship, stated that 75% of corporate raids in Ukraine were carried out by individuals associated with the BYuT. The list included law firms affiliated with Andriy Portnov , as well as the names of Labunska and Zhevago as the masterminds behind high-profile corporate takeovers.
Among the captured objects they named at that time were:
- Kyivdorstroy
- Kyivsoyuzdorproekt
- Kyiv factory "October"
- JSC "Kievobuv"
- JSC "Oktyabrsky Department Store"
- JSC "Lviv Central Department Store"
- JSC "Moda"
- JSC "Ukrspetsavtomatika"
- Kiev Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Plant JSC
Social and charitable activities associated with Zhevago
For a long time, Anzhelika Labunskaya headed the Kyiv Development Institute, a non-profit organization affiliated with the Kostiantyn Zhevago Group. She also headed the LAV charitable foundation, also associated with this business group.
Anzhelika Labunskaya. Connections to Zhevago's business
Anzhelika Labunskaya owns 47,13% of the shares in Business Center Smorodina LLC, which rents out real estate in Kyiv. Her husband, Viktor Barsuk, gave her 45% of the shares, and she acquired the remaining 2,13% from the Cypriot company, Blanciel Limited.
Barsuk, the owner of several businesses, declared business income of 4,8 million hryvnias in 2016. Last December, Labunskaya received gifts from him worth over 7 million hryvnias.
Skelet.Org reminds us that Viktor Barsuk has divorced Anzhelika Labunskaya.
It's difficult to say whether Viktor Barsuk's divorce from Anzhelika Labunskaya contributed to his hatred of Zhevago. However, the lawyer's new wife, Judge Marina Didichenko, who took his last name, is handling cases that certainly don't benefit the oligarch. Specifically, in 2021, sanctioned businessman Pavel Fuks, through his company FC Investohils Vesta, began buying up the debts of various companies. Judge Marina Didichenko, now Barsuk, was on the panel of judges hearing Fuks's case against Zhevago.
According to her declaration and open sources, Anzhelika Labunskaya owns a significant fortune.
Cash: 24 million hryvnia, 2,3 million US dollars, 300 thousand euros and 250 thousand Swiss francs.
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The property includes a 1040-square-meter residential building and 16 plots of land totaling over 3,1 hectares in the Kyiv region. The building is located in a village near Kyiv, adjacent to the former residence of fugitive Viktor Yanukovych in Mezhyhirya. It was identified by the cadastral numbers of the plots.
Movable property: jewelry worth 3,5 million hryvnias, collectible Lladro figurines worth 1,5 million, a fur coat worth 470 thousand hryvnias, furniture worth 888 thousand hryvnias.
Litigation and absenteeism
Anzhelika Labunskaya is involved in several lawsuits. One of them is a lawsuit filed by the Kyivteploenergo utility company against her and her son, Andriy Barsuk, for unpaid utility bills. The lawsuit likely concerns unpaid heating bills for their Kyiv apartment. The case was opened by the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv. The amount of the debt has not been officially disclosed, but the case has received publicity given Labunskaya's financial situation.
Furthermore, the deputy is a defendant in a tax arrears case filed by the Main Directorate of the State Tax Service in Kyiv Oblast. The case was registered on June 10, 2025, under number 320/28977/25.
Anzhelika Labunska also has a reputation as one of the most persistent absentees in parliament. Since the beginning of 2022, she has rarely appeared at plenary sessions of the Verkhovna Rada, although she participates remotely in the work of the relevant committee. According to the CHESNO Movement , from January 2022 to May 2023, Anzhelika Labunska missed 84% of votes. In September 2023, she was officially included in the list of deputies who lost their right to receive their salaries due to their absence from more than 50% of sessions.
Angelica Labunskaya with an electronic cigarette
The media also paid special attention to an incident in which she voted at a committee meeting while holding an electronic cigarette in her other hand.
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