The Security Service of Ukraine is investigating the activities of companies under the control of former MPs Michael and Dmitry Dobkin, on suspicion of hospitalizing the aggressor state, land pollution and illegal financial operations. It is a number of enterprises that conduct economic activity under the brand "Epicurus"-among them PJSC "Volodymyr-Volyn Poultry Farm", JSC "Vladimir-Volyn trade company", LLC "Lutsk Agrarian Company" and JSC "Vladimir-Volyn Agrarian Company".
The investigation claims that during 2019-2021, the management of these companies supplied most of the poultry products to the temporarily occupied territories of Lugansk region, selling it for cash. In addition, according to unspoken investigative actions, the products were exported to Turkey and Uzbekistan with subsequent re -export to Russia. All these operations, as suspected of the SBU, brought large amounts of cash to companies, which could then be used to finance the military formations of the aggressor country.
In the criminal proceedings No. 42024110000000287 there are evidence that confirm the coordination of efforts of officials in carrying out financial transactions that have signs of legalization of income derived from crime. The mechanism included the circulation of securities and further nail funds, probably in order to support the Russian army.
In addition, in the framework of the same proceedings, the SBU examines an episode using 11 hectares of communal land in Vladimir-Volynsky for illegal suits of industrial waste. According to the investigation, the leadership of the Volodymyr-Volyn Poultry Farm, together with the officials of the city council during 2021-2024, operated these lands without permits, which caused environmental pollution.
Against this background, there is a conflict between the Brothers Dobkin and businessman Alex Kovalenko, who accuses them of illegally depriving him of his share in the poultry farm and the illegal use of the Epicurk brand.
Despite these accusations, in the public space, Dmitry Dobkin in 2022 declared the forbes that 96% of products were sold in the domestic market, and only 4% were exported.
Mikhail and Dmitry Dobkin are former people's deputies from the Opposition Bloc, in the past - the Party of Regions. After the full -scale invasion of Russia, Mikhail Dobkin suddenly declared himself a deacon of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Currently, the SBU suspects officials of the mentioned enterprises in committing the crimes under Part 1 of Art. 111-2 (absence of aggressor state), Part 1 of Art. 239 and Part 2 of Art. 239-1 (environmental offenses) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
