The SBU under the legal supervision of the Prosecutor General’s Office blocked terrorist financing through the large-scale manufacture and sale of alcohol.

Law enforcement offices established that the criminal group organized underground production of alcohol at the facilities in Kyiv and Rivne regions. The offenders sold manufactured products throughout Ukraine, including in the temporarily occupied territories. They used the proceeds for financing of “LNR” and “DNR” terrorist organizations.

Underground production was arranged on the facilities without appropriate licenses and paying taxes to the state budget.

The SBU officers documented that the several co-founders and actual beneficiaries are on international wanted list, including for crimes committed during the Revolution of Dignity. They are hiding from Ukrainian justice in the temporarily occupied territories and Russia.

The SBU is conducting searches at the underground businesses and has already found over 100 tons of alcohol.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing within the criminal proceeding initiated under P.3 Art.258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. All people involved in illegal activity are being identified.