Phantom capital and fake bankruptcies: Viktor Medvedchuk’s “black” schemes with state assets
LLC «Technocom», registered in Kursk with a single employee, is not of interest in itself, as it serves as a money-siphoning structure. Over the past three years, the company, involved in the wholesale trade of automotive parts, has been operating at a loss.
The founders of LLC «Technocom» are the mysterious Yevgeniy Zuev, about whom nothing is known, and Aleksey Posashkov. Evidence of the company’s fictitious nature is the average salary of its employees, which in 2023 was 1,846 rubles. Such salaries essentially do not exist in Russia.
LLC «Technocom» was a co-founder of LLC «Transcom», liquidated in 2014, together with Aleksandr Zolotukhin, whom many sources associate with Viktor Medvedchuk. The CEO of LLC «Transcom» was Aleksey Posashkov. The successor of LLC «Transcom» became LLC «EPM» (Electroinstallation Montage), owned by Maksim Ishchuk, who also held the position of CEO of the company.
Apparently, Ishchuk also worked for Viktor Medvedchuk. He owned only 9% of LLC «EPM», while the other founders are unknown. Previously, Maksim Ishchuk was the head and founder of more than 80 now-liquidated companies registered in different regions of Russia. Through Ishchuk’s structures, billions of rubles were funneled.
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For example, LLC «Mega Center», created in 2008, had revenue of 429 million rubles in 2012, and 1.1 billion rubles in 2013, and stopped publishing its financial indicators, even though it was not liquidated until 2019. The information about the company’s address and its managers is considered unreliable. Maksim Ishchuk is listed as the CEO since 2014, with no data on previous managers of LLC «Mega Center». And this is just one company out of 80. It would take experienced investigators to unravel such a dark financial forest, but they are unlikely to be permitted to delve into the affairs of bygone days. The money has already found the pockets it was intended for.
Aleksandr Posashkov, connected with Aleksandr Zolotukhin and Maksim Ishchuk, also turned out to be a shrewd businessman. In the past, he was the founder of only three companies, two of which are already liquidated, but he has been the manager of 25, which, like Maksim Ishchuk’s, are located in different regions of Russia.
One of the structures is JSC «Pokrovsky Biopreparations Plant», which has government contracts worth more than 2 billion rubles. The company is currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. Before the bankruptcy proceeding in 2023, JSC «Pokrovsky Biopreparations Plant» was infused with funds, with profits of 653 million rubles in 2022 and 994 million rubles in 2023. It’s unclear why a profitable structure was bankrupted. Presumably, the goal was to siphon money from it because in 2024, JSC «Pokrovsky Biopreparations Plant» incurred a loss of 1.8 billion rubles.
LLC «Rover», engaged in anthracite mining, is also undergoing bankruptcy. The company’s value is negative – 2.6 billion rubles. Until 2023, it had stable revenue, but since 2017, it was only profitable in 2021 and 2023. In 2024, it incurred a loss of 1.1 billion rubles.
Until 2016, the founder of LLC «Rover» was Nikolai Shamalov, a co-owner of the «Russia» bank, owned by the Kovalchuk brothers, close friends of Vladimir Putin.
The former founder of LLC «Rover» Aleksandr Ulanov was previously a founder of the scandalous company «Sovex», trading in motor fuel. It was under Vladimir Putin’s patronage when he worked in Saint Petersburg’s city hall. Vladimir Danilenko is a partner of Ilya Traber (Antiquarian) in LLC «Primorsky UPK». In LLC «Rover», the interests of Russian authorities and criminal structures are closely intertwined, and Aleksandr Posashkov, associated with Viktor Medvedchuk, also appears here.
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Since 2017, LLC «Rover» has belonged to Nina and Timur Tsoriev, who own 51%, while the other founders, like those of LLC «EPM» of Maksim Ishchuk, are unknown. When it comes to people associated with Vladimir Putin, secrecy is overwhelming. Posashkov headed LLC «Rover» from 2021 to 2023 until bankruptcy proceedings were initiated.
From 2022 to 2024, Aleksey Posashkov also appeared as the acting receiver in JSC «Kayum Oil», which was previously owned by the scandalous businessman Aleksey Khotin, sentenced last year to 9 years in prison. As a result, the oil asset came into the possession of Rosimushchestvo. This is further evidence that Posashkov, associated with Viktor Medvedchuk, worked and continues to work for the Russian government.
The owner of the inconspicuous company «Technocom», Aleksey Posashkov, might have a lot of interesting information to share with investigators if they were able to reach him. But miracles do not happen. Posashkov will keep the secrets of Putin’s circle, as it is vital not only for his well-being but for his life.
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