Ex-head of Naftogaz suspected of embezzlement of millions

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced that there are suspicions against the former head of the board of Naftogaz, Andriy Kobolev.

Naftogaz is a Ukrainian state-owned company engaged in the extraction, transportation and processing of oil and natural gas. Andrey Kobolev headed the company in 2014-2021.

It is reported that Kobolev is suspected of embezzling almost 230 million hryvnias.

According to an investigation conducted by NABU, in May 2018, the ex-head of Naftogaz rewarded himself in the amount of 261 million hryvnias (about $10 million), for which he signed an illegal order.

The award was supposed as a bonus for the fact that Naftogaz managed to win a case in the arbitration court of Stockholm related to the Russian-Ukrainian gas contract in 2009. According to the standards, Kobolev could receive a bonus not exceeding UAH 37,5 million, NABU notes.

In total, the former head of the gas company illegally received more than UAH 2018 million from the company in 229,25, according to the investigation.

In addition, for the same victory in the case with the Stockholm court in 2017, Kobolev also received a bonus of about 12,5 million hryvnia.

Andrei Kobolev responded to this message, saying that he was aware of this and considers himself innocent.

Comments

[parusnik]

Kobolev is suspected of stealing almost 230 million hryvnias

At the pipe, but do not get drunk ..

[Cananecat]

Quote: parusnik

At the pipe, but do not get drunk ..

almost 230 million hryvnia.

Yes, no ... I took it, I never saw such money, but I didn’t have time to return it ...

[Shurik70]

Many millions?
Head of Naftogaz?
Yes, such a person will not be engaged in such petty thefts.
Especially in Ukraine.
Billions, no less.

[Mishka78]

I do not want to be stuffy, but technically this is not theft. Theft is theft. And this is a completely white dude who wrote out a bonus for himself, he probably paid taxes on it.
Excess of authority - probably. Illicit enrichment - yes, perhaps. But not theft.

[Dilettante grandfather]

... And the eyes in the photo are honest, honest ...

[DymOk_v_dYmke]

Quote: Grandfather is an amateur

... And the eyes in the photo are honest, honest ...

Poured Chubais. 1:1.

[tralflot1832]

Well done, how much money he stole from the budget of Ukraine. How many UAVs could be bought with this money and cut money for someone else.

[Popandos]

about $10 million), for which he signed an illegal order.

dweeb

[isv000]

Ex-head of Naftogaz suspected of embezzlement of millions

Holy Javelin! Yes, it can’t be that they steal in Ukraine! ..

[Volzhanin64]

And we steal less??? Who will not be dug by billions. I generally keep quiet about the Red privatizer.

[Oleg Apushkin]

We have half of these in the Duma sitting asleep at meetings, after that they go to extort and steal the budget and everything that is not nailed down.

[novel66]

What can be torn off is not considered nailed

[1razvgod]

In Gazprom, Miller was also awarded a bonus for the same loss of the case with the Stockholm court :) natural resources are always in the black :))))

[antivirus]

Democracy in Europe.
There is no corruption.
Principles do not allow.
The left-wing guards have not yet understood the new economic realities.
They'll figure it out. Righteous.

[MakStVik]

A thief must share with thieves, otherwise he will be suspected of stealing