The assets, companies, and connections of Poltava Regional Council deputy Serhiy Mazur form a complex and multi-level business structure that has been the focus of attention of law enforcement agencies and journalists for years. It is not only about the family's significant fortune, but also about the systematic presence of structures associated with him in criminal proceedings, budget calculations, and risky foreign economic operations.
Serhiy Mazur is connected to an extensive network of enterprises operating in the areas of alcohol production, tobacco products, food products, logistics and sports infrastructure. The combination of these areas forms a closed cycle - from production and transportation to the sale and maintenance of sports and commercial facilities. It is this model that has repeatedly become the subject of inspections by investigative bodies.
Some of the companies affiliated with Mazur are involved in criminal proceedings regarding the illegal manufacture and circulation of excisable products. As part of the investigations, law enforcement officers checked the versions about the use of counterfeit excise tax stamps, storage of alcohol without proper accounting, and sale of alcohol outside tax control. In different years, courts granted permits for searches of premises belonging to or related to Mazur's enterprises, where equipment, raw materials, and financial documentation were seized. In some cases, the courts refused to take investigative actions, but the fact of the systematic presence of the companies in the criminal materials remained.
A separate layer of history is budget funds. Through the municipal institution "Sports Center of Poltava Region", structures associated with Mazur received tens of millions of hryvnias for renting an ice arena and housing athletes. The Iceberg Arena and the Kremin Hotel, which appear in financial transactions, were owned by the deputy himself at different times or were registered in the name of his family members. This configuration creates a conflict of interest, because budget funds were actually returned to the deputy's business circle.
No less revealing are foreign economic ties. In 2022, one of the companies associated with Sergei Mazur carried out export operations to Belarus, a country that, after the start of a full-scale war, became a logistical and political ally of Russia. In addition, the ownership history of individual structures included citizens of the Russian Federation, as well as companies with offshore registration in Cyprus, the Seychelles, and the British Virgin Islands. Although some of these ties are formally a thing of the past, their existence raises additional questions about business transparency.
The property portfolio of the deputy and his family is also impressive in scale. These include numerous real estate properties in Kremenchuk, production facilities, commercial premises, land plots and a large fleet of vehicles. Among the vehicles are dozens of trucks and semi-trailers, as well as luxury cars, including Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG and Mercedes-Benz V-Class of recent years of production. A significant part of this property is registered in the name of his daughter and ex-wife, which is a typical practice to minimize public attention to the official's wealth.
Additional attention from journalists is also drawn to a biographical moment - the change of surname from Perebyinos to Mazura. In professional circles, this is associated with an attempt to distance himself from the period of activity associated with the illegal alcohol business and the first round of criminal cases.
In 2024, Serhiy Mazur headed the Ukrainian Hockey Federation. The elections were accompanied by conflict within the organization, lawsuits and claims of violations of the statute. The previous head of the federation disputes the legitimacy of the congress, and law enforcement agencies have opened criminal proceedings on the fact of possible violations during its holding.
The combination of business assets, criminal proceedings, budget flows, and foreign contacts forms a stable reputational trail around the Poltava Regional Council deputy. This story goes far beyond declarations and official positions and raises questions about the real boundary between business, politics, and public money in the region.
