Anatolii Wojciechowski has always been a special figure in his environment. Photo: Screenshot from the video
Scandalous developer Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky, who is suspected of large-scale fraud, illegal construction and tax evasion, has been extradited to Ukraine. He defrauded investors of 42 residential complexes in Kyiv and fled abroad, but was tracked down and detained in Spain.
Investigation and flight abroad
According to the National Police and sources of Ukrainska Pravda, law enforcement officers investigated dozens of criminal proceedings against Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky. He was detained twice, a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen with the alternative of bail, which he paid, and then he avoided justice by going abroad.
After putting him on the international wanted list, Ukrainian law enforcement officers managed to locate him in Spain. Currently, the developer Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky has been extradited to Ukraine and is being held in a pre-trial detention centre, and the court has imposed a new measure of restraint on him – arrest with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 20 million.
Fraud scheme and consequences for investors
Wojciechowski created more than 60 companies, which he merged into the Ukogroup group of companies . Through these companies, he organised the unauthorised construction of residential, office and shopping and entertainment complexes on squatted land plots in Kyiv, forging documents.
The buildings Anatoliy built were sold at prices 30-40% below market prices, which attracted investors. However, a significant part of the facilities was never completed, and those that were commissioned remain connected to the utility networks under temporary schemes. As a result, residents constantly face interruptions in electricity and water supply and are forced to pay industrial tariffs. In some high-rise buildings, residents are even forced to heat their homes with firewood.
Litigation and asset freezes
Earlier, the developer Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky was suspected of creating an organised criminal group, unauthorised seizure of land, misappropriation of investors’ funds, forgery and tax evasion.
His property worth UAH 200 million was seized, and 12 indictments were sent to the court regarding the activities of Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky.
List of illegal objects
The list of residential complexes associated with Wojciechowski includes:
– RC “Skhidna Brama” (3 Svitla St.)
– Sinyoozernyi residential complex (intersection of Gongadze Avenue and Pravdy Avenue)
– Pearl of Troyeshchyna Residential Complex (42-A M. Zakrevskoho St.)
– Olimpiyskiy Gorodok (Panoramny Gorodok, Panoramny) residential complex (24 Raketna St.)
– Sovski Stavky Residential Complex (70 Kirovohradska St.)
– Naukovyi Res idential Complex (40 Petropavlivska St.)
The lawsuits are ongoing, and the affected investors hope that Anatoliy Voitsekhovsky will be held accountable and that the situation with illegal construction in Kyiv will finally be resolved.
