The SBU served a notice of suspicion to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and detained his Ukrainian top managers.
As a result of complex measures, Deripaska received a notice of suspicion in absentia, and two of his top managers were detained in different Regions of Ukraine. In particular, it concerns the CEO of the Hlukhiv Quartzite Quarry mining company and the Russian oligarch's supervisor of this institution: a Ukrainian citizen who received a residence permit in Russia in 2021.
According to the investigation, the two defendants helped a Russian businessman to appropriate the quarry's production facilities in 2012, despite the existing ban on their sale.
Since then, and until the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, the management of the mining company has been supplying Russia with wholesale batches of rocks for steelmaking.
The Russian billionaire's companies sold the raw materials received from Ukraine to the Russia’s military-industrial complex enterprises for the production of ballistic missiles, in particular, the Iskander type.
The occupiers also used the imported products for the mass production of combat drones and radar systems.
Based on the evidence collected, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska was served a notice of suspicion in absentia under seven articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The criminal actions of the Ukraine’s company CEO are classified under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
His accomplice, a curator, was served a notice of suspicion under two articles.
Also, one of RUSAL's executives and a Cypriot citizen who facilitated the illegal alienation of the company were served with a notice of suspicion in absentia.
In February 2013, the assets of Glukhiv Quartzite Quarry were nationalised in favour of Ukraine.