The SBU has exposed two large-scale financing schemes of the terrorist organization LNR. 

SBU officers established that in early 2015, a group of managers and officials re-registered the food manufacturing enterprise in the bodies of the so-called LNR.

Since then, products have been systematically exported to Russia via a temporarily uncontrolled zone of Ukraine's state border.

The enterprise has concluded a number of foreign economic agreements with Russia, Belarus and the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia-Alania.

From October 2016 to July 2019 alone, the offenders transferred to the so-called LNR budget almost RUB 18.7 m. (USD 256,938).

Law enforcement also documented supplying of LNR militants with vehicles by a private company from Luhansk. They purchased cars, including prisoner transport vehicles, in Russia and illegally imported it via separatist-held checkpoints. For one delivery, the offenders paid circa RUB 7 m. (USD 96,040) to the so-called LNR budget.

SBU investigators served four individuals suspicion notices of trespass against territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine in abstentia.

They will be wanted soon.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted under the supervision of Luhansk Region Prosecutor's Office.

Since the beginning of 2021, the SBU has initiated six criminal proceedings for financing of militants.

The SBU continues to actively expose financing of the occupiers and RLF militants analyzing the payment of taxes and fees to the so-called LNR/ DNR budgets.