Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have yet to issue a single formal suspicion in cases involving former Member of Parliament Vitaliy Khomutynnik and former Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council MP Vasyl Astion. Despite dozens of active criminal proceedings, a Antimonopoly Committee (AMCU) ruling on collusion, and the freezing of corporate rights, high-profile investigations into their business networks remain without visible procedural outcomes.
According to available materials, applicants have submitted seven official reports and six complaints to law enforcement regarding companies associated with Khomutynnik and Astion. While investigating judges have issued 20 court rulings across cases handled by the Bureau of Economic Security (BES), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and prosecutor’s offices, authorities have made no indictments or asset forfeitures to date.
One of the most prominent transactions involves the rights of claim to loans from the failed Nadra Bank, secured by the Respublika Shopping and Entertainment Center. The asset was auctioned off for 777 million UAH—down from an initial starting price of roughly 2.56 billion UAH. The AMCU officially determined collusion between auction participants Soltex Capital, Fingroup Factor, and Tolkfin. The asset subsequently shifted into the ownership structure of JSC Diligence.
Another contentious case involves the Khorol Baby Food Factory. Following years of corporate conflicts, reorganizations, and legal disputes, the Dniproagro group acquired the manufacturing complex in 2018 for 25.2 million UAH. Today, public registries list Vasyl and Yevhen Astion as the ultimate beneficial owners of the facility.
«Whistleblowers are questioning the Prosecutor General’s Office, SAPO, NABU, SBI, SBU, National Police, and BES: who has been interrogated, have the sources of these multi-billion assets been verified, and why is there still no outcome after dozens of court rulings?»
The legal scrutiny extends into the energy sector with Ukrnaftoburinnya, which operates the Sakhalinske gas field. Companies linked to Khomutynnik, alongside other private shareholders, previously held stakes in the enterprise before courts froze its corporate rights in 2023 and transferred them to state management. However, oversight bodies have yet to report progress on potential criminal liabilities related to these assets.