Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General, a well-known Russian entrepreneur, president of the CSKA football club (Moscow), has been notified of suspicion.

His actions have been qualified as financing activities aimed at the violent change and overthrow of the constitutional order, seizure of state power, as well as changing the borders and state border of Ukraine (Part 3 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 110-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The investigation established that after the temporary occupation of Crimea, the energy supply company controlled by the businessman was formally re-registered in the city of Kherson. At the same time, he created a branch in Sevastopol, which was registered with the so-called "state authorities" of the Russian Federation.

It was through this "branch" that at least 20 contracts for the supply of electricity to the occupying administrations and security forces of the Russian Federation were concluded in 2015-2016. This includes the FSB, the Black Sea Fleet, the "government of Sevastopol," courts, the prosecutor's office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, customs, and tax authorities.

The total value of the contracts exceeded 206 million Russian rubles (over 79 million UAH at the exchange rate of that time). In fact, the suspect systematically provided resources to the occupiers, contributing to the establishment and functioning of the illegal power of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian territory.

To implement the scheme, he involved four other individuals, who have also been notified of suspicion. One of them has already been convicted by a verdict that has entered into legal force.

For reference: this individual was previously notified of suspicion for encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine (Part 5 of Article 27, Part 3 of Article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Ivano-Frankivsk region with operational support from the same department.