Yanukovych's personal nurse, who embezzled money from Ukrainian healthcare, is now sowing buckwheat in Kramatorsk.
Former members of Yanukovych's faction remained in political hibernation for a long time. But with the start of the election campaign, the team's most notorious members have noticeably revived. They are already cultivating constituencies and eyeing up spots on party lists. Given the political impotence of the Party of Regions, its former members are seeking new avenues for entry into parliament.
The so-called "Opposition Bloc" list included such notorious figures as separatist Luhansk Regional Council head V. Golenko, N. Korolevska, known by the nickname "Natasha for 500 euros," the omnivorous youth minister Yu. Pavlenko, and others. More flexible comrades took their places on S. Tihipko's list, based on the tickets they purchased. The most interesting figures are trying to break into the Rada through single-member constituencies: for example, Yanukovych's secretary, S. Lyovochkin, who successfully left for the Kherson region.
Akhmetov's sister with a watch worth 100 euros
One of the most colorful figures in Yanukovych’s team is undoubtedly Tatyana Bakhteeva (Read more about it in the article Tatyana Bakhteeva: "cured"!), the former guarantor's personal nurse, to whom he trusted the sirloin of his "ham" for injections. By accessing the guarantor's butt, Bakhteeva was able to build a business empire based on state procurement of medicines and medical equipment.
Her elite, premium accessories are a testament to her personal success. On her wrist, which until recently massaged the president's backside, is a watch that costs as much as five ambulances. Her Breguet Classique Grande Complication costs around 100 euros. Bakhteyeva drives a Lexus RX350 SUV, which costs up to $100. Journalists have dubbed her estate the "Mizhhiria" of Donetsk.
This woman's business range is so unique that it's worth discussing her affairs in more detail. She finds a place in any situation and regime. At various times, she posed as the niece of crime boss Alik Grek and the closest friend of crime boss Zhigan Taktashev. She kowtowed alongside Yanukovych and Yushchenko at Orthodox holidays, while in Muslim circles claiming to be a pure-blooded Tatar and Renat Akhmetov's sister. All of this was done with one goal in mind: to snag a stake in any new business venture.
"Yushchenko's wife's friend" who "embezzled" 2 billion hryvnias from drug purchases
Bakhteyeva's only connection to real medicine was her diploma. She was a civil servant and businesswoman in the medical field. She formally worked as a doctor for only two years after being assigned from university. After completing her labor service in 1980, she transferred to the Donetsk City Hospital to a lucrative position as deputy chief physician for labor assessment.
Her first business venture, dealing with acknowledgments for determining disability status, proved successful. In 1991, Bakhteeva landed another lucrative position: chair of the regional radiological medical and social commission for examining liquidators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.
In addition to issuing Chernobyl certificates to the right people, Bakhteeva distributed free health vouchers to Cuba. Statistics confirm that during this time, the number of "liquidators" in the Donetsk Regional State Administration increased tenfold. Their children were permanently relocated to Cuban sanatoriums. Meanwhile, Bakhteeva herself acquired a new SUV.
Our heroine never lost her grip, even while formally in the opposition. During Yushchenko's presidency, she became deputy chair of the board of trustees of the "Hospital of the Future." It's likely that it was Tatyana Dmitrievna who taught Viktor Yushchenko's American wife the art of "mastering" money from medicine. As a reminder, the site of Bakhteyeva and Yushchenko's hospital remains a pit overgrown with grass.
Bakhteeva's lobbying network includes over 22 companies supplying medical equipment and consumables to Ukraine's public procurement markets. To understand the scale of the abuses, consider that in 2012, the volume of tenders "won" by Bakhteeva's group amounted to approximately 1,8 billion hryvnias. In 2011, it was 1,5 billion.
Bakhteeva's suppliers always win most tenders. In 2012, the tender sales volume of PJSC Ukrmedtekhnika alone was approximately UAH 0,5 billion, while Medgarant LLC accounted for UAH 296,6 million. These companies are known for their low-quality products and inflated prices. For example, the price of an ultrasound machine purchased from a company in the "Bakhteeva Group" exceeded the market price by 480%, a ventilator by 510%, and an X-ray machine for three workstations by 219%.
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In addition to inflated prices, Bakhteyeva's business empire is plagued by quality issues and missed delivery deadlines. In 2011, some regions refused to accept "yellow" cotton wool and torn gauze from Alliance Pharm LLC, purchased with subsidies. The most widespread schemes involved the supply of ambulances. Delivery times were significantly delayed, the vehicles themselves did not meet state standards, and fines amounted to 33,8 million hryvnias.
Much of the equipment purchased from Bakhteyeva back in 2011 has yet to be commissioned. As of early 2014, equipment worth over 88 million hryvnias remains uncommissioned. A report from the Accounting Chamber states that most of the equipment purchased from Bakhteyeva's companies has not been installed or used due to poor quality and a lack of a service system. A linear accelerator at the Nuclear Medicine Center of the Kyiv Oncology Center, purchased in 2008 for 40 million hryvnias, remains uncommissioned.
In addition to her accomplishments in public procurement, Bakhteeva has distinguished herself in the area of healthcare reform. She defines reform as eliminating the last vestiges of affordable healthcare. At a meeting of the relevant committee, she directly proposed amending Article 49 of the Constitution, which guarantees free medical care to Ukrainian citizens. According to Bakhteeva, medical services should be paid for, with the exception of a minimal list.
The "Tramadolshchitsa" that Kramatorsk residents can throw in the trash
A former member of the Party of Regions, while chairing the parliamentary committee on medicine, manages to lobby for the interests of manufacturers of the narcotic drug tramadol. She officially declares that tramadol is not a narcotic. Bakhteeva even went so far as to explain to schoolchildren that tramadol is simply a common, potent medication. Addiction specialists and police officers were shocked by such revelations. After all, it is widely recognized that tramadol sales are a drug trade, with Ukraine producing 20 times more than is needed for medical purposes. Now, in drug mafia circles, Bakhteeva is respectfully referred to as "Madame Tramadol."
Bakhteyeva is currently in a difficult situation. She risks 15 years in prison for her participation in the schemes described. Therefore, she has two options: the Civil Registry Office or the prosecutor. For her, the Civil Registry Office is the Verkhovna Rada, which passes through the Kramatorsk district. Bakhteyeva has no ties to the city and has done nothing good for its residents.
But she's still trying to secure the support of Kramatorsk residents. This is causing concern in the city. The real frontrunner in the parliamentary race, Vladimir Rzhavsky, a presidential bloc candidate, considers her a foreign body in the city that could become a cancerous tumor. Given Bakhteyeva's gender, she's unlikely to be welcomed in Kramatorsk like Deputy Tsarev was in Mykolaiv, where he was slapped. But it's entirely possible for her to follow in Zhuravsky's footsteps in Kramatorsk, when Kyiv residents threw him in a dumpster.
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