Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have executed extensive searches at the Kyiv residence of Member of Parliament Vadym Stolar. The raids were carried out as part of a major anti-corruption operation codenamed «Forrest Gump» and «Themis.» The lawmaker was absent during the search, having reportedly crossed the border for the third time since the start of the full-scale invasion under circumstances currently being investigated by law enforcement.
The operation targets a widespread corrupt asset-seizure scheme involving high-ranking officials. According to investigative files, the probe implicates several prominent figures:
Iryna Mudra — Deputy Head of the President’s Office, who was dismissed from her position on the day of the raids;
Maksym Mykytas — Former head of the state-linked construction giant Ukrbud;
Olena Ferens — Deputy Minister of Justice;
Mykola Hladyshenko & Oleh Stupak — Top executives at the state-owned Sense Bank.
Audio recordings released from the investigation capture suspects discussing plans to «systematize corruption.» Meanwhile, international investigations, including reports by French outlet Le Monde, reveal an extensive network of overseas assets associated with Stolar and his former spouse, Inna Maystruk:
Monaco Apartment: A 600 sq. m duplex (8–28 Avenue Hector Otto) with an annual rent of €1.5 million (€130,000 monthly). The property is held through a French real estate company (SCI STORPA MC) to mask beneficial ownership.
Dubai Penthouse & Commercial Real Estate: A 500 sq. m penthouse leased from former Bollywood actors Anita and Rajan Sippy for up to $1 million annually, along with commercial offices in Dubai’s Boulevard Plaza 2 tower.
Cap-Ferrat Villa: Reports indicate Stolar resided for 11 months during 2022–2023 on the French Riviera at a landmark estate purchased by billionaire Rinat Akhmetov in 2019.
According to asset disclosures, Stolar maintains multi-million dollar holdings across several international jurisdictions. These include over $3 million deposited in a bank on the Caribbean island of Dominica—a territory monitored by the EU and OECD for money laundering risks—alongside more than €2 million in Austria’s Oberbank, $700,000 in Dubai accounts, and additional assets in Liechtenstein and the UK.
Despite public reporting on these assets dating back to 2023, official legal verdicts against the lawmaker have yet to be delivered, as investigators continue to review cross-border asset transfers and corporate registrations.