Ruben Arutyunov
The National Anti-Fraud Bureau received a package of documents and information regarding the activities of an organized crime group led by Ruben Arutyunov, a native of Kyiv.
There is quite a lot of information, so we decided to break it down into several parts for publication.
We decided to dedicate the first part to Arutyunov's personality, so that it would become clear how he was able to carry out his fraudulent schemes.
So, Arutyunov Ruben Oganesovich (sometimes misspelled as "Aganesovich"), born November 15, 1966, in Kyiv. He lives at 47/15 Ivan Lepse Boulevard, Apt. 28.
Ruben Arutyunov
He received his higher education at the Kiev Higher Combined Arms Command School named after M. V. Frunze (KVOKU), where he received an excellent education as an intelligence officer with excellent fire training.
He worked at the Halpodshipnik Trading House and the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. At the Academy, he served as a course officer, essentially "nannying" the ordinary cadets. He taught shooting. This is important to note, as it's not appropriate for a combat officer to work with future police officers. He's supposedly significantly above that. So what went wrong in the career of a Defense Ministry intelligence officer?
Arutyunov has a pistol registered to him (as a member of the people's militia, which is odd, since Ruben likes to wave his security clearances during "showdowns," and these clearances even have influence over the police, as discussed below), and a hunting rifle.
State Register of Individuals number 2442513238.
His father, Oganes Artashevich Arutyunov, worked at Kyivvetservice LLC and the Solomenka Charitable Foundation. His mother, Galina Petrovna Arutyunova, worked in the Centralized Accounting Department of Secondary General Education Institutions of the Solomensky District Education Department, the Education Department of the Solomensky District State Administration in Kyiv, and the Solomensky District Council of Kyiv. (As we can see, his parents were able to give their offspring a worthy start.)
Brother Arutyunov Yuri Oganesovich, born June 03, 1964, identification code 2353015051 (is a co-founder in various companies together with his brother).
His wife, Irina Vitalievna Arutyunova, is a doctor at Kyiv Hospital No. 12. They also have a daughter, Elena, born in 1990.
Ruben Arutyunov has a fiery temper. According to some reports, he even physically assaults his wife, forcing her to live in another apartment for two or three weeks at a time, or hide out with her friend, Lola Apikyan.
In December 2012, posing as a law enforcement officer, he arrived to stage a hostile takeover of the Sital Glass plant in Belichany. He promised to bulldoze the plant, which he did. The arriving police officers did not impose any sanctions against Arutyunov. But more on that in future publications.
He likes to claim to have influential representatives in the security forces and among government officials, but, according to eyewitnesses, he more often "closes the matter" with simple bribes and kickbacks. Of the known factors, the only one that can be noted is that in 2010, a parliamentary inquiry in support of Arutyunov was written by Valeriy Borysovych Babenko, a People's Deputy from the BYuT and a former advisor to the head of the SBU (in 2005-6).
His connections to Oleksandr Viktorovych Tkachenko, a member of the Velykoaleksandrivska village council in the Boryspil district of the Kyiv region, are well known. Together, they carried out a scam in the village of Chubynske in the Boryspil district, defrauding investors in apartment buildings. This will be covered in future publications, but you can also find some information on the website of the Chubynske Community: https://chubynske.in.ua . This topic will also be published separately.
Arutyunov often convinces his interlocutors that he is supported by the Armenian diaspora, but there is no evidence of this. (The question is about the Armenian diaspora, and especially its authority. Armen Sargsyan "Do you know who Ruben Arutyunov is? Do your guys in Kyiv know anyone like him? He says he knows all of you…"
He frequently traveled to Kharkiv, trying to secure a position as Mikhail Dobkin's advisor. But, as they say, it didn't work out. A man disliked even by his former military school classmates, he couldn't prove his worth and loyalty (which is required to be Dobkin's advisor). So they simply didn't trust him.
Ruben Arutyunov's godfather is Mr. Sergey Viktorovich Avdakov, who changed his last name to "Tsukanov." He is notable for the fact that, in his name, Ruben Arutyunov defrauded property owners on Khreshchatyk out of $7,5 million. This money, apparently, ended up in Arutyunov's pocket. Avdakov became second on the list of "heroes"—those who managed to escape from the Lukyanivske pretrial detention center (after MP Alexandra Shepeleva). It was Ruben who organized his escape, having greased the palms of the right people. This fact was noted at the time by the advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Avakov (Read more about it in the article Arsen Avakov: The criminal past of the Minister of Internal Affairs) Anton Gerashchenko. But more on that in future publications.
Ruben is close friends with Alexander Nikolaevich Marinekha. He is known for co-founding the companies Kyivvysotbud and Agrobudperobki with his father, Nikolai Marinekha. In the mid-2000s, these companies purchased 90 shares in the village of Mala Aleksandrovaka near Kyiv, began construction, then changed management and fled. As a result, after yet another management change, over a billion dollars in investor money (people who had invested in housing construction) disappeared from the companies' accounts. The Marinekhas were wanted. Rumor has it they were framed by the well-known businessman Igor Salo, thanks to whom Alexander Marinekha nearly died in prison. But things are a bit more complicated here. It is also known that after Tatyana Chornovol's beating, the Porsche SUV carrying the men who beat Tatyana drove into the village of Chubinske on ul. Sadovaya 2, where Alexander Marinekha resides. However, surprisingly, his name only appears in the interrogation reports of the suspects, not in the criminal proceedings. This fact, and Marinekha's actions in conjunction with Ruben Arutyunov, will be discussed in future publications.
Arutyunov is the founder of Favorite Realty LLC (FAVORITE REALTY), code 33404198. Address: Kyiv, Frunze Street, Building 69. The director of the enterprise is Oleg Vladimirovich Zavertailo, code 2666201893. He is also a co-founder and chief accountant. Co-founders: Vladimir Mikhailovich Litvin, code 2414202919, Igor Ivanovich Kozoliy, code 2762112335.
The company's areas of activity: rental and sale of real estate, real estate agency, audit and accounting.
Arutyunov is also the founder of the Public Joint Stock Company "Experimental Mechanical Plant" ("EKSPERIMENTALNYY MEKHANICHNYY ZAVOD"), code 00110734. The ares is the same as that of "Favorit Realty" - Kyiv, Frunze Street, Building 69. The co-founders are "DP Ptakhokomplex", code 30249604; CJSC "MOBIL-MOTORS" (24916241), LLC "MOBIL-MOTORS" (31813208), UNIT VENTURE INVESTMENT FUND OF AN INTERVAL TYPE OF INTERVAL TYPE OF JOINT STOCK COMPANY VINKO (21726126). Also, the founders are Arutyunov Yuri Oganesovich, Gorchakov Yuri Vitalievich, Zavertaylo Oleg Vladimirovich, Kozoliy Igor Ivanovich, Litvin Vladimir Mikhailovich, Litvin Sergey Mikhailovich, Shpig Maria Nikolaevna, Shpig Natalya Vasilievna.
As we can see, the individual founders of Favorit Realty and the Experimental Mechanical Plant are virtually identical. All of them are connected in one way or another through these and other individuals.
But we would like to focus on the “Interval Mutual Investment Fund of the Interval Type of the Open Joint-Stock Company Vinko” (we wrote about it above) and Mobil-Motors LLC.
In these companies, Mr. Arutyunov and his partners are associated with such well-known entities and individuals as Avtokrazbank, the Tochmash plant, Clearing House Bank, Stolichny Bank, Ukragromashinvest, the Vladislav Lukyanov and Viktor Yanukovych group, the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, the Interregional Stock Union, Neos Bank, VAB Bank, Slavutich Capital (Gennady Korban), and many, many others. (For those interested, Google the Tochmash plant and how it was seized by raiders.)
Most of these individuals and companies were involved in corporate raiding scandals in one way or another. It's not surprising that Arutyunov's group was involved in some of them.
As you can see, many criminal chains of events are linked to Ruben Arutyunov. We will attempt to cover each of them in future publications. But let's be clear: all those associated with him were not purged, meaning they remain in law enforcement or are living comfortably under the new government. Avdakov-Tsukanov is also included in the calculations—he managed to get his hands on quite a bit of the $7 million, and, having been "brought" out of pretrial detention, he's also doing well.
In general, expect new publications about Ruben Arutyunov's organized crime group!
PS: If you know of any other facts about the activities of Ruben Arutyunov's organized crime group, please leave your messages and contributions in the comments to this publication. We will process them, supplement them, and publish them in the media.
Read also: The Adventures of the Petty Kyiv Swindler Arutyunov. Part 2 – Sital Glass
The Adventures of the Petty Kyiv Swindler Arutyunov. Part 3 – Olga Maltseva
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