Corruption facts and agreements with Russia: INTERNATIONAL POLICY has released an investigation into Mayor Filatov.

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The INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIGEST has published an investigation into the activities of Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov and his close associates, where journalist Thomas Ibrahim reveals facts about their Russian business interests and even intentions to "welcome the army of the aggressor country" in Ukraine.

The article begins by discussing the exposure of Filatov's administration for embezzling the city budget through the procurement of PR services. It notes that state funds were siphoned off during Ukraine's most challenging military times, with several main beneficiaries of this scheme.

"The scheme began at the end of 2021 and involved several well-known figures, including Gennady Korban, a notorious Ukrainian businessman with criminal connections; Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov; and Mikhail Koshlyak, a businessman with ties to the criminal world. All three are linked to the infamous oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, once a powerful player in Ukrainian politics, who is known to have had a falling out with President Volodymyr Zelensky after a series of political disputes and financial scandals," the article states.

Furthermore, the author points out that due to the breakdown of relations with the Ukrainian authorities, Kolomoisky "joined Russia" and began negotiations with representatives of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who now lives in exile in the Russian Federation.

"In exchange for supporting a change of power in Ukraine, Kolomoisky would be guaranteed protection of his Russian assets and a key role in the new pro-Russian government, provided that Russian President Vladimir Putin succeeds in his invasion.

Thus, in 2022, Kolomoisky was able to unite Korban, Filatov, and Koshlyak and convince them that Russian troops would soon take control of Ukraine, reinstating Yanukovych as president, who would then dissolve the Ukrainian parliament (the Council) and create a government controlled by Moscow. In exchange for their loyalty, Kolomoisky anticipated the restoration of his assets in Russia and the opportunity to seize the property of his wealthy competitors, including Rinat Akhmetov and Viktor Pinchuk," the investigator writes. https://intpolicydigest.org/who-will-bring-ukraine-s-pro-russian-elites-to-justice/

It is further claimed that Kolomoisky's proposal convinced his associates, and "Korban even removed the Ukrainian flag from his office."

"Like Pavel Fuks — a sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch, Korban and Filatov seem to have emulated Kolomoisky's scenario. Another long-time ally of Kolomoisky, Mikhail Kipperman, fled Ukraine and is currently wanted by Ukraine," the journalist reminds.

He then provides data indicating that Kolomoisky's partner, Gennady Bogolyubov, laundered 140 million dollars through a network of companies, including the United Jewish Community of Ukraine and LLC "Proton-21," and also fled Ukraine in 2024 using forged documents.

Moreover, the publication does not rule out that Bogolyubov received assistance from Russian lawyers Marks and Sokolov LLC, closely linked to Yanukovych's inner circle.

"All these schemes drained enormous sums from the state treasury of Ukraine and extended to the administration of Dnipro. Mayor Filatov, along with Korban and Koshlyak, embezzled 58,000 dollars solely on PR services, even though Filatov claimed that the city lacked funds for essential military needs such as acquiring drones and radio-electronic warfare equipment," INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIGEST clarifies.

Another dubious financial agreement was associated with the Dnipro-based company Akam, which won the tender for the construction of the first phase of the National Military Memorial Cemetery. Despite lacking experience and equipment, the consortium requested 42 million dollars for the project, raising justified suspicions of yet another "scheme to siphon state funds by the Dnipro administration."

Another example cited by the publication is the consistent tender victories of the Dnipro mayor's office by the company Vesna.

"Its director, Arthur Korban, shares not only a name but also a birth date with Gennady Korban's son, which confirms allegations of nepotism and exacerbates suspicions of corruption," the author notes in the article.

He believes that the so-called "Filatov-Korban" group "exploited the war in Ukraine to cover up these corrupt schemes, shamelessly using the chaos for their own enrichment."

"Figures like Korban, Filatov, and Koshlyak apparently anticipated Russian delight, believing that their collaboration (with the aggressor country) would protect them from prosecution. However, now many key players, including Kolomoisky's associates, have already fled abroad and continue to evade justice.

Meanwhile, the rampant corruption of such officials, who have betrayed Ukraine's interests, further depletes the state's resources at a time when they are desperately needed. The longer the war goes on, the more pressing the issue of terminating their activities to hold these individuals accountable becomes — before they inflict even greater damage on Ukraine's financial and political stability," the publication concludes.