Former Energoatom vice president Sheiko detained in Kyiv
The Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in Kyiv detained the former acting first vice president of the State Nuclear Energy Company Energoatom, who also held the position of first deputy minister of energy of Ukraine. He is suspected of corruption schemes and ties to Russian capital.
According to sources of RBC-Ukraine journalists, we are talking about Yuriy Sheiko, who was the acting first vice president of Energoatom and is the former first deputy minister of energy of Ukraine.
A report of suspicion is being prepared against him under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – appropriation of someone else's property by abuse of official position on an especially large scale and by prior conspiracy by a group of persons.
According to the investigation, in August 2022, the former official concluded a contract for compulsory civil liability insurance for nuclear damage with PJSC "Prosto-Strakhuvana" for the amount of UAH 105.642 million. 12 days later, he signed an additional agreement, increasing the contract amount to UAH 130.925 million without economic grounds, referring to the alleged decision of a German reinsurer.
Internal audits, documentary audits, and forensic economic expertise confirmed the overestimation of the cost by UAH 18.6 million, which was actually withdrawn from Energoatom.
The investigation established that the scheme leads to the Russian financial sector through the ownership structure of PJSC "Prosto-Insurance". The main owner of the company is the Cypriot LAVIDIA LIMITED, and the chain of affiliated companies is connected to the Russian holding "RESO", the ultimate beneficiaries of which are citizens of the Russian Federation.
This is a classic scheme of hiding the ultimate beneficiaries through foreign jurisdictions and shell companies. And in times of war, any hidden connections with Russian capital in strategically important areas are especially dangerous.
Documents are being prepared for the detainee to be placed under preventive detention. The investigation is ongoing.
Earlier, anti-corruption authorities also reported on a large-scale operation in the energy sector. They said that a criminal organization had built a scheme to systematically obtain illegal benefits from contractors of JSC NNEGC Energoatom in the amount of 10% to 15% of the value of contracts.
The scheme involved, in particular, the former deputy head of the State Property Fund, who later became an advisor to the Minister of Energy, as well as a former law enforcement officer. In addition, NABU announced suspicion against former Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshov.
