The Security Service of Ukraine has reported significant asset seizures linked to prominent business figures, with the value surpassing 10.5 billion hryvnia. The reported amount translates to roughly 287 million US dollars. This sum represents assets allegedly connected to a Ukrainian businessman and subject to ongoing investigations, according to state sources cited by the agency.
The SBU described these assets as concealed or dormant holdings that were shielded through an offshore trust structure. Officials said the agency had blocked or frozen 230 properties linked to the individual in question. The scope of the seizures includes a central Kyiv hotel complex, the Ochakov maritime port facility, an agricultural production facility, and multiple shopping centers spread across various Ukrainian regions.
In related developments, a Ukrainian court moved to arrest the corporate rights of Oksana Marchenko, who is married to an opposition politician. The action targeted a stake in the Zaporozhye Ferroalloy Plant, constraining 13.7% of the company’s shares. The shares were held by Marchenko through several offshore entities, as reported by state authorities and court documents. The authorities argued that freezing these assets would prevent their sale or re-registration under political or legal maneuvers and would enable future transfer to state custody when appropriate under Ukrainian law. Source notes from the court and SBU documents are attributed to official briefings and news agencies that covered the proceedings during that period.