This case seems to be separate from large case of VS Energy, now considered by the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine. The CJI covered it in details in the material <\/strong>\u00abCase of VS Energy as Corruption Mirror of Ukrainian Politicians, Oligarchs and Law Enforcement\u00bb<\/strong><\/a>. However, this case contains direct evidence, necessary for sanctioning Russian criminal group \u00abluzhnikovskie\u00bb and confiscating their assets for the benefit of the Ukraine state (or through special confiscation within criminal investigation). <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Energy industry is not only about the light in houses or stable electricity supply. It is the lifeblood of any state, and during war times it is the critical resource feeding the army, the fleet, and the headquarters and persecution machine on occupied territories.<\/p>\n In case of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb, Russian occupants received genuine gift. This energy company is part of business group \u00abVS Energy\u00bb. Currently, the Ukrainian government and General Prosecutor\u2019s Office of Ukraine are recognizing this group as the asset of leaders of Russian criminal gang called \u00abluzhnikovskie\u00bb:<\/p>\n Aleksandr Babakov<\/strong><\/a>, Vice Speaker of State Duma of the Russian Federation and sponsor of Russian parliamentary chauvinist party \u00abFair Russia \u2013 for Truth\u00bb,<\/p>\n Evgeny Giner<\/strong>, president and co-owner of Russian football club TSKA, partner of sanctioned Russian state corporation \u00abRostekh\u00bb,<\/p>\n Mikhail Voevodin<\/strong>, businessman with passports of Russia, Israil and Slovenia. \u00abGreen card\u00bb of Interpol and Millenium database indicated him as \u00abthief in law<\/a>\u00bb with nickname \u00abMisha Luzhnetskiy\u00bb.<\/p>\n In April 2001, the State Property Fund of Ukraine conducted privatization auction for the sale of shares of state owned regional electricity distribution companies. Shares of four energy companies, including \u00abSevastopoloblenergo\u00bb were sold to Slovak state owned company Vychodoslovenske energeticke zavody, S.P. Kosice.<\/strong>\u00a0In one year, their shares were transferred to Dutch VS Energy International N.V. on the basis of agreement about transfer of debts. Its Supervisory Board has included Aleksandr Babakov, former director of Slovak state owned company Josef Boitush and lawyer of \u00abluzhnikovskie\u00bbAleksandr Rene Gareze from 2002 to 2005, according<\/a> to the State Business Register of Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n Before Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014 and today, shareholders of JSC \u00abEnergy Company \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb<\/a> have been Dutch VS Energy International N.V. and its Ukrainian branch \u00abVS Energy International\u00bb with 79% of shares (it was renamed into \u00abVS Group Management\u00bb). In December 2014, legal address of Ukrainian company was changed from occupied Sevastopol to Kherson and then to Vyshneve near Kyiv. Therefore, Russian real owners of VS Energy made an illusion of legitimacy of European company. By that time, EU and USA introduced \u00abCrimean sanctions<\/a>\u00bb forbidding business with Russians in energy sector.<\/p>\n In order to cut any formal connections with Babakov (he approved Russian annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol in State Duma), Giner and Voevodin, fake or nominal owners with European citizenship were introduced as final beneficiaries in all companies of VS Energy. Since then, Latvians Arturs Altbergs, Valts Vigants and Vilis Dambins have been final beneficiaries of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb. They have been trusted partners of \u00abluzhnkovskie\u00bb in \u00abPanama papers\u00bb, together with two German citizens \u2013 Oleg Sizerman, old partner of Giner and Voevodin, and Marina Yaroslavskaya, (former) wife of Giner.<\/p>\n Family of Evgeny Giner and Marina Yaroslavskaya. Photo: social media<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n In January 2015, the Ukrainian State Register of Legal Entities registered creation of the branch<\/a> of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb with legal address in occupied Sevastopol (Khrustalyova street, 44). Igor Duravkin was appointed as its director. At the same time, the Russian State Register of Legeal Entities also registered<\/a> Russian clone of this branch, headed by same Duravkin.<\/p>\n This branch exercised direct management of assets and collection of payments for services. It concluded agreements with Russian occupation administration in Sevastopol and Russian law enforcement bodies. On the one hands, senior managers of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb managed Ukrainian company. On the other hand, they actively contributed to the activity of Russian occupants in Sevastopol.<\/p>\n Russian occupation troops in Crimea directly depended upon stable supply of energy. Senior managers of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb turned the energy system into the resource maintaining Russian troops and persecution bodies. They supplied energy to local office of the National Guard of Russia in Sevastopol, Federal Service of Troops of the National Guard of Russia (military unit 6916), Main Department of the National Guard in Crimea, Russian prosecutors and an Investigative Committee of Sevastopol. Its activity was described in pre-trial investigation<\/a> by Department of State Security Service of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk oblast.<\/p>\n Its activity was not about delivery of services to residents. It has been about purposeful support of Russian occupation troops and its persecution machine.<\/p>\n Infographics: CJI<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n Russian occupation authorities of Sevastopol, headed by so-called \u00abgovernor of Sevastopol\u00bb, asked \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb to register under Russian jurisdiction<\/a>, in order to receive subsidies from the Russian federal government.<\/p>\n In summer 2016, LLC \u00abSevenergosbyt\u00bb<\/a> was registered in Sevastopol. Its owner is Evgeny Giner. The company signed an agreement with the branch of Ukrainian company and imposed its control over all financial flows. The Ukrainian branch was left with making connections to electricity grids, their repair and servicing. In 2018, Eduard Margiev became new owner of \u00abSevenergosbyt\u00bb. It is old business partner of Giner (they co-owned<\/a> LLC \u00abEleks-polus kar\u00bb). It happened one month before Ukrainian imposed sanctions of \u00abSevenergosbyt\u00bb. Former commercial director of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb Vladyslav Yakymovych became the new director of \u00abSevenergosbyt\u00bb.<\/p>\n In February 2017, LLC \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb was registered in Russian State Register on behalf of fake owner Evgeny Bocharov. Russian occupation authorities planned to launch investment program with Russian largest operator of electric grids JSC \u00abRosseti\u00bb. 2 billion Rubles had to be invested into electric grids of Sevastopol. However, something went wrong and \u00abRosseti\u00bb did not enter Sevastopol market.<\/p>\n In 2024, Moscow LLC \u00abMezhregionalnaya setevaya kompania\u00bb (MSK) became the new owner<\/a> of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb. Sevastopol residents hoped that new owners would improve company\u2019s services, the residents would not have to wait connection to grid for months and that emergency blackouts would be reduced. Though new owners declared increasing capacity of the grid, they focused on construction of new grid to Sevastopol Opera and Ballet Theatre and reconstruction of electric station servicing yacht marina of Russian oligarchs Rottenberg in Balaclava. They promised improvements in 2030 for residents of Fiolent district who did not have electricity during the winter.<\/p>\n LLC \u00abSevenergosbyt\u00bb also changed its owners. Since 2024, Russian JSC \u00abObyedinennye energeticheskie sistemy (99%) has been the new owner. As Russia media reported, it was likely that this company was owned by \u00abRosseti\u00bb but international sanctions forced to hide real owners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Building of LLC \u00abSevenergosbyt\u00bb, Rybakiv street, 7, Sevastopol. Photo: vk.com\/sevenergosbyt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n For long time, Ukrainian law enforcement bodies \u00abdid not notice\u00bb the activity of Evgeny Giner in occupied Sevastopol. In 2016, he was allowed to acquire \u00abFirst Investment Bank\u00bb (PIN bank). This bank started servicing VS Energy and transfer money from Ukraine to the West. It is incredible but today only Ukraine imposed sanctions<\/a> on Giner! In 2023, after their introduction, the State Bureau of Investigations of Ukraine informed him about suspicion on participation in construction of \u00abBalaclava Heat Electricity Station\u00bb in Sevastopol and \u00abTavrycheskaya Heat Electricity Station\u00bb near Simferopol. In August 2025, the Bureau announced another suspicion about creation of organized criminal group securing electricity supply for Russian occupation troops in occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n Ukrainian law enforcement bodies believe that Evgeny Giner has been organizer<\/a> of the group. He managed the creation of branches and companies under Russian jurisdiction and overall financing. Igor Duravkin is reported as co-organizer as he managed the branch and newly created limited liability companies. Other co-organizers include Ruslan Boriagin and Vladyslav Yakymovych, directors of LLC \u00abSevenergosbyt\u00bb and Viktor Shulzhenko, technical director of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb.<\/p>\n This case does not include another senior manager of \u00abSevastopolenergo\u00bb \u2013 Volodymyr Myrgorodsky. He has been the only one who failed to hide from Ukrainian law enforcement bodies. He was detained in Ukraine and recognized himself guilty for financing actions aimed at forced change of borders of Ukraine.<\/p>\n![\"\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0436\u044f](\"https:\/\/investigator.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/znimok-ekrana-2026-03-11-234508.png\")
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