We decided to rehash this story to clarify the reasons for the current war between Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk. Did you think they wouldn't steal during a war? That they'd be afraid of their own people or American Bidens? The fluke-worms may be afraid, but they can't stop sucking. Alas, such is their nature. And medicine hasn't found a way to change the nature of the fluke. Medicine doesn't change them. It simply poisons them with chemicals. And that's the only right solution.
This is a sad story about large-scale theft during the construction of the Dniester Pumped Storage Power Plant. It's a funny story about how detectives and investigators from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General's Office uncovered this theft scheme and documented the high-ranking perpetrators. It's a sad story about how the leadership of the Prosecutor General's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) "sold" these criminal cases to criminals, "closing" them and earning $7 million. It's a funny story about how manuscripts don't burn. And yet, it's a sad story. Because the Prosecutor General's Office leaders who sold the criminal cases remained in their positions.
In this story, the names of little-known robbers of the Ukrainian budget, the “Koreiko millionaires” – Igor Sirota (son-in-law of another embezzler, Pak, and Zenko Aftanaziv (a long-time accomplice of another embezzler – Evgenia Chervonenko). How many more of these inconspicuous "worms and suckers" are plundering the state budget and condemning the elderly and children, doctors and teachers, to poverty? How many of these same people have condemned our soldiers to death, having not received equipment or weapons in time?
So, let's get down to business. On November 18, 2014, the Kyiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office (Prosecutor Anton Nikolaevich Averyanov, Investigator Yegorov) registered criminal case No. 4201411000000309 under Part 5 of Article 191 and Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, alleging the embezzlement of Ukrhydroenergo officials' funds in especially large amounts totaling 24 million hryvnias through abuse of office during the 2011 construction of an inspection road along the crest of the Dniester Pumped Storage Power Plant (PSPP) dam. These proceedings were based on an audit by the State Financial Inspectorate of the Kyiv Oblast and the State Fiscal Service of the Kyiv Oblast, which established that funds for the road's construction were transferred to the accounts of companies with signs of fictitiousness. For example, 19,418,327 hryvnias were transferred to the accounts of Prombudmekhanizatsiya LLC for construction and installation work. However, tax authorities established that Prombudmekhanizatsiya LLC was not registered, and the "enterprise" lacked production equipment, transport, raw materials, or even construction permits. It worked, blatantly and brazenly. Another such "butterfly" is the ShchDSU enterprise, which siphoned off 126 million hryvnias, and for what, too, is unknown. Furthermore, the construction of this road can easily be considered sabotage, as the hot-mix asphalt pavement was not completed in full and was overpriced.
In principle, there's nothing surprising, except the amount. The Inspectorate Highway isn't that big, and stealing 24 million hryvnias during its construction requires skill. Clearly, professionals were involved. And during the construction of the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station, which Poroshenko recently ceremoniously partially launched, they stole at every stage.
Another criminal case was opened, to use the old-fashioned phrase, for an equally large-scale theft. Using a new technology, the bottom of reservoirs is sometimes lined with a special polyethylene film—a geomembrane. Opinions vary as to the effectiveness of this method. Concrete is more reliable, but also more expensive. However, if the film were to tear, repairing it would be very expensive. It was decided to line the bottom of the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station reservoir with the film.
So, the customer, the Directorate for Construction of the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant (DPP), Ukrhydroenergo, purchases Carbofol geomembrane from the lowest bidder, Avtomagistral-Pivden LLC (owned by Valeriy Korotkov and Oleh Nalyvanniy). The price per square meter, including VAT, is 180 hryvnia. The area of the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant's upper reservoir screen is 1,876,281 square meters. Multiplying this, we arrive at a figure of 337,730,580 hryvnia. However, when the State Financial Inspectorate decided to check the price of the film, it turned out that, according to customs data, the aforementioned geomembrane was supplied to Ukraine at 50.03 hryvnia per square meter. 50, Karl! 50, not 180. This means that Ukrhydroenergo's management stole 130 hryvnias per meter. This brings the total theft to 253,413,296 hryvnias.
Naturally, Ukrhydroenergo's management also stole from the coverage area. Because, while the declared coverage area was 1,876,281 square meters, 1,949,783 square meters of film were allegedly used.
In general, the total amount stolen during the construction of the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant could come as a shock to both the Ukrainian and international publics. Because such a scale of theft and corruption raises legitimate concerns about the quality of the structure and its safety.
Let's name a few more criminal cases that were opened and buried regarding the construction of the Dniester hydroelectric power station.
Criminal case No. 12014100000001192 (investigator Zubtsov) dated September 04.09, 2014, under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, concerning the embezzlement of funds from Ukrhydroenergo PJSC in excess of UAH 350 million during the construction of the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) under contracts between the Ukrhydroenergobud Consortium, Green Light Group LLC, and two other companies. The case was handled by the Main Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Kyiv and the Kyiv Region and was subpoenaed by the Prosecutor General's Office. Its subsequent fate is unknown. In other words, it was sold.
The Investigative Department of the Vyshgorod Regional Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Kyiv Region opened criminal case No. 12013100150000333 (investigator Zubtsov) dated February 28, 2013, under Part 1 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, concerning the embezzlement of funds from Ukrhydroenergo PJSC by Ukrenergo LLC and Akrom Torg Group LLC during the inflated cost of construction of the Dniester Pumped Storage Power Plant. This case was also requested by the Prosecutor General's Office. The subsequent fate of the case is unknown. In other words, it was sold.
As of today, all criminal proceedings related to the construction of the Dniester Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant (PSPP) have been closed. According to our information, Prosecutor General Yarema and his associates, Danilenko and Gerasimyuk, received bribes for this project. These bribes amounted to two dollars, respectively, $5 million and $2 million. Zenko Aftanaziv, a member of the supervisory board of the Ukrenergobud Consortium, is currently destroying or replacing audit materials from the State Financial Inspectorate of Ukraine, on the instructions of Ihor Sirota, CEO of Ukrhydroenergo. Aftanaziv also arranged for the seizure of State Financial Inspectorate materials from the Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast prosecutor's offices, the Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast Security Service, the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and the Kyiv Oblast State Fiscal Service. Zenko Aftanaziv is handling this case because he is responsible for collecting bribes from funds "appropriated" by subcontractors.
And here we get personal. Zenko Aftanaziv and Igor Sirota, CEO of Ukrhydroenergo, are swindlers from Yevhen Chervonenko's ranks. It seemed as if all these thieving reptiles from the Yushchenko era had already died out. But no. They're still stealing. And stealing quite a bit. Let's review their biographies.
Yevhen Chervonenko, Lviv-Van-Pur, Orlan Concern, Agroinvest Group, Viktor Yushchenko's security service, the State Reserve, and the Minister of Transport and Communications. During his tenure as "Minister," Chervonenko pushed former physical education teacher Zenko Aftanaziv, who had once been vice president of the Orlan Concern, into the position of General Director of Ukrzaliznytsia. Ihor Sirota, a paramedic by training and son-in-law of the Ukrainian consumer cooperative "baron" Pak, is now the General Director of Ukrhydroenergo OJSC. During Aftanaziv's tenure as director of Ukrzaliznytsia, he served as the head of the Main Directorate for Material and Technical Resources and Procurement Coordination of the State Administration of Railway Transport "Ukrzaliznytsia." Sirota also served as deputy head of the State Committee of Ukraine for State Material Reserves. Aftanaziv is also part of Yuri Prodan’s business circle.
This company's motivations and methods are quite obvious. Criminal case materials show that the old men's appetites are only growing, despite the fact that they have no pockets. Given their style and scale, it's safe to assume they stole from every kilogram of cement, every ton of sand, and every nail during the construction of the Dniester Pumped Storage Plant. Therefore, it would be worth not only reviving the existing criminal cases and putting those who sold them behind bars, but also conducting a comprehensive audit of the Dniester Pumped Storage Plant and everything this gang, responsible for ALL hydroelectric power plants in the country, built or repaired. I fear the results will be shocking. President Poroshenko, given that the Dniester Pumped Storage Plant is his pet project, should take this case under his personal control. Because there's already talk that such large-scale theft is impossible without protection from the highest authorities.
Pictured: Igor Sirota and President Poroshenko at the Dniester Pumped Storage Power Plant. Photo: dyvys.in
(to be continued)
Sergey Nikonov, ORD
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