Ex-Ukrspecexport head bought a villa and winery in France

NABU and SAPO reported the exposure of the former head of one of the state-owned special exporters in large-scale money laundering. Law enforcement officers do not name the suspect, but according to the Anti-Corruption Center, it is the former head of Ukrspetsexport, 53-year-old Dmytro Peregudov.

The website of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine states that as part of the investigation into the misappropriation of funds from the Ukroboronprom concern, it was established that the suspected former official, in collusion with others, illegally transferred money from state-owned enterprises to the accounts of foreign companies. The money was transferred under the guise of “agent services” for the sale of Ukrainian military equipment. According to investigators, the total amount of transfers exceeds $46 million.

At least 13 million euros were transferred through a number of transit companies to the official's accounts. He later used them to purchase luxury real estate in France, including: a villa for 86 million UAH; a winery, corporate rights and 105 land plots for a total of 229 million UAH; 27 wine-growing plots - 37 million UAH.

Currently, the property has been seized by a French court, and in the meantime, NABU will seek the suspect's extradition to Ukraine.

Bank accounts in different countries were used to conceal the origin of the funds, which required international cooperation in the investigation. On February 20, 2025, the former owner was reported on suspicion of involvement in the embezzlement of over UAH 387 million. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing

We will remind you that earlier NABU and SAPO exposed a corruption scheme in the defense sector, due to which the state lost 246 million hryvnias .

We also wrote that NABU and SAPO exposed judges in schemes to send men abroad.