Under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor's Office, SBU investigators have notified a resident of Lviv region of suspicion in absentia for his involvement in financing the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

The suspect, being the founder and co-owner of a hotel in Yalta, re-registered it under Russian law after the annexation of the peninsula. Subsequently, to ensure the security of this property, the man hired military personnel from the Russian National Guard. According to the concluded contract, the suspect systematically transferred funds for the services provided to the account of the paramilitary formation.

While ensuring the operation of the hotel, the suspect paid nearly 800,000 Russian rubles in tax payments to the accounts of Russian state authorities and received his salary in this currency.

By court decision, an arrest has been imposed on his property. In particular, this includes: the hotel premises, 7 plots of land, 2 apartments in Lviv region, 5 parking spaces in buildings in Lviv, non-residential premises, and shares in the charter capitals of the respective companies amounting to over 6.4 million UAH.

The suspect is charged with financing actions committed with the aim of violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order or seizure of state power, changing the borders of the territory or state border of Ukraine, and collaborative activities (Part 3 of Article 110-2, Part 4 of Article 111-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the SBU in the Lviv region.

Note: According to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a court verdict.