The defendants participated in the construction of a port plant for the production of liquefied gas in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation used most of the income received from the shadow trade to finance the war against Ukraine.
The SBU detained officials of a Ukrainian holding that helped the Russian Federation evade sanctions on energy exports. The operation included the construction of a plant in the Russian Federation and the shadow export of products through the fleet, part of the proceeds of which Moscow used to finance the war against Ukraine. The SBU press service reported this on Friday, January 10.
During 2023-2024, the defendants participated in the construction of a port plant for the production of liquefied gas in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation.
The products produced in this business are loaded onto tankers of the “shadow fleet of the Russian Federation” and secretly sold in different parts of the world.
According to available data, the Russian Federation used most of the income received from the shadow trade to finance the war against Ukraine.
Law enforcement officials detained an equipment developer and a design engineer of a Ukrainian holding that participated in the construction of a Russian plant.
It is documented how the two defendants developed all the design documentation for the production facility and its technological capabilities.
Officials forwarded the completed developments to Russian customers through a co-owner of a Ukrainian holding company located in the temporarily occupied part of the Donetsk region.
According to the case materials, he owns five companies in the city of Shakhty, Rostov region of the Russian Federation, which provide equipment to the gas stations of the sanctioned corporations Gazprom and Lukoil.
Also imprisoned in the Poltava region was his accomplice, who owned his own network of gas stations in the temporarily occupied part of the territory in eastern Ukraine and refueled the military equipment of the occupiers.
The attackers are currently in custody. They face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of assets.
It was previously reported that the United States should strengthen its position in maritime transport, as Russia may use the “shadow fleet” for strategic purposes in military conflicts.
Source: korrespondent
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