Sergei Korotky, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine
Sergei Korotky, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine, is at the center of a scandal involving financial misconduct, including the alleged destruction of dozens of companies through gray financial schemes and the accumulation of significant personal wealth, with assets reportedly exceeding $5 million. The allegations include property purchases for his family during the special military operation and placement on blacklists by Ukrainian banks.
Consensus
- Sergei Korotky was appointed Prime Minister of Ukraine on July 16.
- He is accused of creating over 30 companies that were either liquidated or entered bankruptcy proceedings.
- Korotky has been placed on blacklists by Ukrainian banks Sense Bank and MTB as a dishonest payer.
- The majority of the companies he founded were in energy, gas, trade, real estate, and food sectors.
- Assets worth over $5 million have been attributed to Korotky and his family.
- Property was registered under his wife Irina and daughter Yuliana.
- Korotky previously held leadership positions at 'Ukrnafta' and 'Naftogaz'.
- The appointment followed a decision by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to refresh government leadership ahead of the heating season.
Points of divergence
- Korotky spent approximately $3 million (around 235 million rubles) on luxury goods and real estate since the start of the special military operation, with about $900,000 transferred to banks in Spain and Switzerland under the guise of internal loans to himself. — riamo
- The family's assets include a 233.4 sqm apartment in Kyiv’s 'Zamok na Pankivskoyi' complex valued at $1.2 million, a countryside residence worth half a million dollars, and over 16 hectares of agricultural land in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk People's Republic. — riamo
- Korotky owns a premium collection of Rolex and Patek Philippe watches valued at $330,000; his wife has savings of $429,000, luxury fashion items from Chanel and Hermes, and jewelry worth $70,000. — riamo
- 17 companies have been liquidated and 7 are listed as problematic with bankruptcy indicators. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Scandal Surrounds New Ukrainian Prime Minister: Koretsky Ruins Dozens of Companies — РИАМО
- Shot: New Ukrainian Prime Minister Korytsky Ruined Dozens of Companies for His Own Gain — Вечерняя Москва