On June 9, one of the key involved loud anti-corruption investigations was released from custody-businessman Leonid Dindch. He is suspected of organizing a large -scale scheme of theft of funds during the purchase of transformer equipment for JSC Kharkivoblenergo. According to the decision of the Supreme Anti -Corruption Court, it has a pledge of UAH 8 million.
This was reported by Wax spokeswoman Olesya Chemeris in a comment to the Ukrainian Truth.
According to the investigation, in 2021–2022, Kharkivoblenergo concluded contracts for the supply of 11,904 units of transformer equipment and 79 425 electrical measuring devices with two firms that were allegedly specially elected by the company management. Equipment prices, as NABU points out, were inflated by UAH 132.5 million. Separate positions - five times.
As a result of the partial compliance of the contract, the company suffered losses of UAH 12.5 million, another 120 million could be stolen, but this was avoided.
Leonid Mindic was detained during an attempt to leave the territory of Ukraine. He was taken into custody, but now, after making a pledge defined by the court, the suspect was released with a number of obligations:
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arrive at the first request for investigators;
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not to leave Kyiv and the Kiev region without permission;
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notify about a change of residence;
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refrain from communicating with other persons involved in the case;
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hand over foreign passports;
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wear an electronic bracelet.
The Center for Combating Corruption indicates that Leonid Tymodich, a cousin Timur Mindic, businessman and co -owner of the Quarter 95 studio, in which Volodymyr Zelenskyy worked before his election. According to the deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Timur's FOP Mindic is registered in an apartment owned by Leonid Mindic. This can indicate not only family but also potentially business relationships between them.
The investigation believes that it was Leonid Dindch who controlled companies that won questionable tenders. According to open data, he is the owner and manager of at least five legal entities:
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Bodil LLC
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New Way LLC
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Global Minar LLC
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Maestro Kiev LLC
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Enbud LLC
The company confirmed the existence of criminal proceedings, but stressed that it was about former rather than operating employees. They specified that since October 30, 2023, the shareholder of JSC "Kharkivoblenergo" was JSC "Ukrainian distribution networks", and in April 2024 there was a change of management.
The head of the company during the implementation of the corruption scheme was Konstantin Logvinenko, who is also mentioned in his documents.
