In 2023, the Bureau of Economic Security (BES) reimbursed UAH 2.2 billion to the budget and transferred property worth UAH 43.7 billion to the ARMA, said Serhii Kryvun, head of the BES Main Detective Unit.
“As for state expenditures for the maintenance of the Bureau of Economic Security, they amounted to UAH 757 million in 2023. In its turn, during pre-trial investigations in criminal proceedings, the Bureau compensated damages worth over UAH 2.2 billion and seized property of companies and individuals worth over UAH 43 billion. This property has been transferred to the ARMA,” he said in an interview posted on the BES Telegram channel on Saturday.
He named the three most high-profile cases of the BES. “This is the case of Dmytro Firtash. Officials of a number of regional gas companies caused losses to the gas transmission system operator in the amount of more than UAH 4.2 billion in 2021,” Kryvun said.
“The next case we can talk about is the case related to the activities of Ukrtatnafta. It was established that during 2022, since the full-scale invasion, the company’s officials had been abusing their official position and evading taxes. The fact of embezzlement of imported oil resources – Azerbaijani oil – worth more than UAH 2 billion was also established,” added Kryvun.
Another high-profile case, according to him, “is the proceedings in which the clandestine production of consumer goods was discovered in Mezhyhiria Park. Among them were household chemicals and food… During the pre-trial investigation, the circle of people who organized this production was established.”
According to the BES representative, there were also a number of high-profile cases involving the importation of branded goods and cars that were declared as humanitarian aid or aid to the Armed Forces and then appeared on open sale, for example, through OLX.
