Who is Eduard Kokhan, associated with Ukraine's largest gas trader, EuroEnergoTrade?
Recently, UP journalists released the second episode of their fascinating film about Ukrainian refugees who settled in Europe's most expensive resort. It's called "Battalion Monaco 2," and we highly recommend it. But something else is also interesting in this regard—the reactions of some of the film's characters, writes Antikor.
Thus, Eduard Kokhan, who came to the attention of UP journalists and was described in the film as a "likely unofficial beneficiary of the company Euroenergotrade," wrote an angry letter to the editors of Ukrainska Pravda, demanding a retraction and an apology. He wrote, in particular, that he "is not a citizen of Ukraine" and "has no connection to the company Euroenergotrade," claiming that the allegations about him were untrue.
And, naturally, he threatened to sue.
Nothing is known yet about UP's reaction, but it's likely to be quite unpleasant for Kokhan—they clearly have more extensive information about him, calling him a "member of the Monaco Battalion" and claiming ties to EuroEnergoTrade. However, there are others willing to take a closer look at Eduard Kokhan, who so vehemently insists he's not himself and it's not his business.
Let's start with EuroEnergotreyd LLC. The company is registered in Cherkasy, and indeed, the Kokhan name is not among its founders:
However, the company boasts quite a healthy turnover. And even international sanctions aren't a hindrance:
EuroEnergotreyd LLC, as its name suggests, is engaged in energy trading. And suddenly, it turns out, it's the largest gas importer to Ukraine—1,3 billion cubic meters, or about $1.5 billion at current prices. Clearly, it's better to register such a company under the names of front men, who are, in fact, the "beneficiaries" listed in the registration documents. And it's understandable why Kokhan became so agitated after such a reputable source as Ukrainska Pravda publicly named him as the "probable" beneficiary of the gas trader.
But that's not all that worried Eduard Kokhan. He realized the obvious: his name and company's name were already being seized upon. This isn't about Ukrainian law enforcement, where "everything is under control." Rather, it concerns those who are doing this voluntarily, driven by motives other than simple money. And the consequences of these people's curiosity are fraught with unpleasant consequences for Eduard Kokhan.
Because it has already become clear, at least as Vladimir Bondarenko writes, that there are interesting characters behind EuroEnergoTrade, with whom Eduard Kokhan, who was so unluckily caught on camera, is closely connected.
Euroenergotrade LLC is fairly securely covered by the "pounds"—little is known about the people listed as its owners. However, a chain of name changes among the company's directors provides some clues. For example, Inna Igorevna Shcherbataya was the company's director in 2016:
Which also led the company “REMPROMBUD-UKRAINE”, which was owned by a certain Irina Nikolaevna Musienko, born in 1967, who “from the spring of 2014 to the beginning of 2016 was a participant in a malicious organization created and poisoned by people's deputy Oleksandr Onishchenko"At least, this is what follows from the criminal case materials.
Regarding Onishchenko, it's worth recalling a notable fact: Onishchenko and a certain Sam Kislin tried to scam Yanukovich and Arbuzov with government bonds. Kislin was one of the shareholders in the Chernykh brothers' TWG.
The Cherny brothers are Misha and Lyova (Mikhail and Lev) Cherny, remnants of the Russian mafia, which was undercut by the FSB, and who have assets in Ukraine. Misha and Lyova Cherny once controlled Siberian aluminum smelters, NLMK, Sibur, and others, through the company TWG. They imported chicken legs and Royal spirits into Russia. Their Russian business was managed by Deripaska and Lisin. But then the brothers hit the roof, and their former top brass ditched them and kicked them out of Russia.
In Kyiv, among other things, Misha has “Kievhuma” (managed by Dima Buryak, developing Isaenko), Soyuzkontrakt-Devision (the construction site under the glass Klitschko Bridge, which was visited last week), the skyscraper project at Khreshchatyk 5 (in partnership with tobacco companies. They manage some of the breakaway BRSM gas stations, supply methanol to Ukrgazvydobuvannya, etc., etc.).
So, Kokhan's chain of connections leads us to the Russian bandits Chernykh and members of Yanukovych's "family." But it's tenuous, admittedly. However, there's another chain. It's also rather shaky, but it leads us to the same place and even a little further.
Euroenergotrade LLC owns a property complex and land plot at 3 Korolenkivska Street, Kyiv (cadastral number 8000000000:72:148:0001). This is the site of the former Voronin Sewing Factory between Zhylianska, Tarasovskaya, and Korolenkivska Streets.
Recently, the late Voronin's daughter sold the factory to City Capital Group, which converted the factory's administrative building into the Platforma business center. City Capital Group is better known as the owner of the Platforma art factory and Darynka near Lesnaya metro station. The official owner of these assets is Ofer Kerzner (Kerzner).
So, here we have a chain: Kokhan, Euroenergotrade, Voronin's factory, and Ofer Kerzner. Ofer, of course, is a prominent Israeli businessman, practically an oligarch, and a partner of Lozhkin's mother-in-law. But there's a nuance—where is Darynok and where is the billion-dollar gas business? However, this nuance should be clarified a bit: evil tongues have long slandered Ofer as Mikhail Cherny's confidant in Kyiv.
One coincidence is often a coincidence. But two coincidences are a trend. Three are a pattern. We don't have a third coincidence yet. Unless you consider Eduard Kokhan's sudden agitation over the UP journalists' claim about his involvement with EuroEnergotreyd as such. And EuroEnergotreyd LLC itself, as you can see, is a rather shady and quite interesting operation.
Who is Eduard Kokhan, associated with Ukraine's largest gas trader, EuroEnergoTrade?
As for Eduard Kokhan, his claim that he is not a Ukrainian citizen may be true. Besides the above, it is also known that Mr. Kokhan appeared in our country out of nowhere and at an unknown time. Even his patronymic is unknown. His citizenship, occupation, and biography are all shrouded in mystery. This, coupled with his connections to the Russian mafia and one of Ukraine's largest gas traders, raises interesting questions.
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