Pavel Fuks: Ukrainian-Russian billionaire, or nomadic swindler from Kharkov? PART 2
CONTINUATION. START: Pavel Fuks: Ukrainian-Russian billionaire, or nomadic swindler from Kharkov? PART 1
Now the most interesting thing: VTB has a strong reputation as a bank of “St. Petersburg”, that is, Putin (*criminal)’s entourage, and some sources specify that the bank is managed by people belonging to the “Medvedev (*criminal) group”. Moreover, VTB is used as a training school for Putin (*criminal)’s managerial elite: the children of Russian officials (proven “United Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism)” members) who graduate from economic universities are hired into management positions in the bank’s structures.
Nevertheless, the scams surrounding the construction of Moscow City continued: although not with such brazen methods, their participants still “threw away” impressive sums. And among them, the companies of Pavel Fuks stood out, since 2002 he has been involved in the project of the Eurasia Tower building (part of Moscow City), which in 2003 was joined as a partner by Mukhtar Ablyazov. So, in 2008, after many years of inactivity, the reasons for which were not specified, Fuchs’ Techinvest company and Ablyazov’s Eurasia received a credit line from Sberbank for 12.5 billion rubles ($500 million) for the construction of Eurasia Tower. But in 2009, Ablyazov, who also headed the Kazakh bank Turan Alem, was charged from Astana with embezzling more than $5 billion and fled abroad. At the same time, as it turned out later, Ablyazov managed to “steal” 70 million dollars in Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism), through his construction scams in Moscow. Pavel Fuks immediately took advantage of the situation and somehow bought out the share of the fleeing Ablyazov for $50 million. But then Sberbank, based on received documents about fraud, suspended lending to the construction of Eurasia Tower, and it stopped. Fuchs also took advantage of this: he stopped construction, but did not return the spent part of the loan (more than 5 billion). In 2011, Sberbank tried to return them through the court, but in vain – and then assigned Fuchs’ debt to the company “Demoginet Limited” of the Dagestan businessman Suleiman Kerimov. So this skyscraper became the long-term construction of “Moscow City”, and, according to experts, the long stay in the open air of the frame structures weakened it, so by the time it is put into operation, the “Eurasia Tower” may turn out to be an emergency building, unsafe for residents.
Another construction scam by Fuchs was the project of the Sky House residential complex (not related to Moscow City, located on Mytnaya Street in the center of Moscow), which MosCity Group was involved in through its subsidiary Olter LLC (TIN: 7705392409 ). This company was headed by Roman Fuks, the mysterious brother of Pavel Fuks, about whom there is no information at all. Construction of the Sky House began in 2008, according to Investment Contract No. 13-052868-5001-0012-00001-08, concluded between the Moscow government and OLTER LLC, and was supposed to be completed in 2012, but was not completed until until now. During this scam, the Fuchs first defrauded Moskapstroy, which invested $105 million in construction. Attempts to return the money through the court did not lead to anything, and Pavel Fuks suggested that Moskapstroy include the Trud sports complex renovated by MosCity Group as part of the debt. But it quickly became clear that Fuchs had greatly inflated the cost of reconstructing the complex, essentially preparing another scam. Then Fuchs “divorced” the family of the former governor of the Tula region, Vladimir Gruzdev (owner of the Seventh Continent network), also taking money from him, then promising him about a hundred apartments and 200 parking spaces in a new residential complex. Ordinary shareholders who are still staging their “protest performances” also became victims of the scam.
Thus, Skelet.Info can draw an interesting conclusion: of the three largest construction projects of Pavel Fuks, only the “Imperia Tower” was built on time. And this despite the fact that Pavel Fuks regularly staged scandalous demarches and even tried to leave the project, accusing his partners of improper financing (as they said, he was not allowed to steal and withdraw money). Maybe because it was financed by Putin (*criminal)’s VTB bank? But two other projects, “Eurasia Tower” and “Sky House”, turned into unfinished monuments to Moscow corruption and fraud by Pavel Fuks.
But there could be many more such monuments. For example, in 2008, Pavel Fuks met with American billionaire Donald Trump (future US President) and tried to entice him to invest money in the construction of Moscow City, promising to name one of the towers “Trump Tower”. However, the experienced (and hereditary) businessman Trump rejected the offer, apparently having quickly seen through Pavel Fuks.
Donald Trump and Pavel Fuks
How to “succeed” in Ukraine?
Pavel Fuks also did not forget about his homeland all these years, but he appeared in Ukraine infrequently – apparently, he did not find projects on the scale of “Eurasia Tower” here. However, he tried. Fuchs cast his first bait in Kyiv after Maidan 2004, when he participated in a charity auction organized by Viktor Yushchenko, and bought an old wooden trough (supposedly a font) there for a million hryvnia. Considering that the president-beekeeper had a special passion for charity and willingly forgave everyone (including the Donetsk people) who donated to his funds either for the treatment of children or for the development of the arts, we can safely assume that this million ($200,000) was at the cost of indulgence for the past sins of Pavel Fuks in Kharkov. And this was also his entrance ticket to the “Yushchenko club”, with the help of which he diligently prepared to sin again.
Pavel Fuks: Ukrainian-Russian billionaire, or nomadic swindler from Kharkov? PART 2
In 2007, the media reported that the “famous Moscow businessman of Ukrainian origin” Pavel Fuks was taking on a project to build an analogue of “Moscow City” in the Ukrainian capital, which, without thinking twice, was called “Kyiv City”. The complex was to include: two office skyscrapers, a shopping and entertainment complex, a sports and fitness complex, a theater center, an art museum, several hotels and a railway station. Rybalsky Island (actually a peninsula) was chosen as the location, and the first skyscraper building (called “Odvichne Syayvo”) was to be erected on the site of the Remdizel plant. Why exactly there? Oh, this is a whole story that everyone has already forgotten about – but in vain!
And it began back in the 90s, when former Deputy Minister of Construction Anatoly Filippovich Burlyka went into big business, during which he became the president of Knauf Gips Kyiv LLC, as well as the owner of the enterprises CJSC Dekonsky Gypsum and CJSC Remdizel. He privatized the latter with gross violations, which backfired many years later. And such a respectable father also had a good-for-nothing son, Evgeniy, who from a young age hung out among the capital’s criminals and second-rate bohemians, engaged in racketeering, car theft and road “swindles.” Moreover, he showed “suckers” on the roads not with some “Mercedes”, but with his own “Rolls-Royce”! One can only imagine the “repair prices” that he extorted from his unlucky victims! This is, in fact, what a man was like who was so fired up by the idea of Kiev City, but was unlikely to make money on it with honest development. Without thinking twice, he immediately offered for development the territory of the Remdizel plant, which he owned in half with his father (51% Anatoly Burlyka, 49% Evgeny Burlyka). And “MosCity Group” agreed, buying out 51% of the company’s shares from Burlyka Sr., leaving his unlucky son with his nose: even if he expected to become a co-owner of “Kyiv-City”, he would still have been “divorced and abandoned” at the stage preparation. But his father turned out to be smarter: with the money he received, he immediately bought a controlling stake in Berislavsky Machine-Building Plant OJSC.
Evgeniy Burlyka
and his Rolls Royce
What’s interesting: sources claimed that the money for the purchase of Remdiesel was allegedly given by Russian billionaire, member of the board of directors of Gazprom Mikhail Axelrod, who allegedly also wanted to invest in the project (or was successfully “swindled” by Pavel Fuks). But it’s also interesting: Fuchsman found father and son Burlykov through a whole chain of people, which began with the president’s wife Katerina Yushchenko (Chumachenko) and her faithful “page” Andrei Kislinsky, the coordinator of the Yushchenko couple’s charitable projects, who worked as full-time advisers to the President of Ukraine. Kislinsky was associated with Oleg Golovanchuk, previously convicted of large-scale fraud, who had extensive connections in the semi-criminal business and was involved in “shadow schemes” in the capital’s construction business. Well, Golovanchuk’s friend was Evgeniy Burlyka – they had previously “dabbled” together with automobile “set-ups” on the roads.
Interestingly, the general contractor for the construction of Kiev City was the Turkish company ENKA. It was she who was hired by Yeltsin’s entourage to reconstruct the Russian White House, which was shot down by tanks in 1993. And she was also attracted to directly conduct construction work in the Moscow City project – after all, in fact, the same company “MosCity Group” represents only a few offices involved in project management and financial operations, and it hires engineers and builders. In a word, Pavel Fuks is a typical construction intermediary (and also a typical scammer).
Who was supposed to finance this huge construction project, and whose money, in the end, would be “sfuksen”, remains unknown. While collecting the necessary amount of dust (the cost of the project was stated at a billion hryvnia), the 2008 crisis struck – and construction in Ukraine froze. Pavel Fuks returned to Moscow again, where he continued to “shoe” his partners and shareholders. An attempt was made on Oleg Golovanchuk, who was drawn into the war between Kyiv developers (having received 11 bullets, he barely survived), then a new criminal case was opened against him, and he fled the country. Evgeniy Burlyka became his assistant Dmitry Firtashhelped him in seizing enterprises, but in the end lost his “Remdizel”, which, according to decisions of the court and the military prosecutor’s office, in 2011-2012. was returned to the state. And the oligarch became the main owner of Rybalsky Island Petro Poroshenkowhich has several businesses located there. And in 2016, information appeared in the media that the idea of Kive City was reincarnated in a new project, which was developed at the highest level. Firstly, a “Detailed Plan for the Rybalsky Territory” appeared in the Kyiv City Council, which provides for the allocation of part of the island for the construction of a grandiose administrative and business center. Secondly, it became known that according to the already drawn up architectural plans, the most expensive objects will be built on the territory of the Leninskaya Kuznya plant located on the island – the owners of which are Petro Poroshenko (80%) and his business partner Igor Kononenko(12%). Experts argue that just the banal sale of the plant’s territory for construction would bring the president and his “gray eminence” more than 1.2 billion hryvnia. But they will earn many times more if they themselves take part in the project.
Why did Fuchs return?
Despite the failure with Kiev City, Pavel Fuks subsequently visited Ukraine frequently – first to his native Kharkov. So, in 2012, together with Gennady Kernes they resumed construction of the temple in Pyatikhatki. More precisely, they laid the foundation for a new one, and this is what happened there. Since Soviet times, there has been a vast wasteland in Pyatikhatki, which was used by residents as a dog park – and was nicknamed the Dog Field. At the beginning of the 2000s, they decided to allocate this territory for a temple of the UOC-KP, which had long asked the authorities to provide them with some kind of land for the construction of a church. However, construction never began, and one of the reasons was the opposition of local adherents of the Moscow Patriarchate, who opposed the “Bandera church.” After many years of squabbles, Kernes proposed his solution: to redesignate the place behind the UOC-MP and immediately build a temple there. This is how on March 8, 2012, with the participation of Kernes and Pavel Fuchs, the foundation of the future Church of Saints Tamara and Jacob was consecrated (they said that it was named in honor of Fuchs’ parents, but Tamara is his wife’s name, not his mother). And immediately after that, Kernes and Fuchs went to celebrate Purim.
Pavel Fuks acted there as a developer, but the main sponsor of the temple was later named… Alexander Shishkin. The same Shishkin from Moscow, a former partner of Rudyak and Fuchs, an ex-State Duma deputy, who in the spring of 2014 voted for the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine. And in August of the same year, Gennady Kernes, bending over the deputies of the Kharkov City Council, awarded Shishkin the title of honorary citizen of Kharkov. Not for voting in support of aggression against Ukraine, of course, but for “contribution to the development of the spirituality of the region.” Shishkin was deprived of this title only in March 2017, after multiple judicial reviews.
But Pavel Fuks has launched truly vigorous activity in Ukraine since mid-2014. First, his companies began to buy mining companies from former regionals. So, Fuchs acquired:
- LLC “DV Oil and Gas Producing Company” – 90% of shares belonged to Yuri Boyko10% Julia Yoffe. Through Fuchs’ structures, it was resold to Co Investments Ltd and Lettaer Business Corp.
- Golden Derrick LLC – 67% belonged to Eduard Stavitsky, became the property of Pavel Fuks.
- PrJSC “Devon” – 51% of the shares belonged to Yuri Boyko, became the property of Pavel Fuks.
- PJSC “Producing Company “Ukrnefteburenie” – 45% belonged to Eduard Stavitsky, became the property of Pavel Fuks.
However Skelet.Info It is known that back in 2013, Pavel Fuks started playing in the energy market of Ukraine through the company Proxima Capital Group controlled by businessman Vladimir Tatarchuk. Then, through the purchase of the Poltava Gas and Oil Company joint venture, gas fields of the Poltava region were “bought”: Ignatievskoye, Molchanovskoye, Novo-Nikolaevskoye, Rudenkovskoye, Zaplavskoye, Elizavetovskoye, Chervonoyarskoye and Vostochnoye. But as a result of the acquisitions of Pavd Fuks, the Sakhalin field, the largest in the Kharkov region, was taken under control. It is clear that gas is a lot of money, but it was still surprising why the “construction scammer” Fuchs suddenly rushed to buy gas wells in Ukraine, and why in these two regions? Was this not an element of Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism)’s “hybrid war”? After all, Fuchs is not some kind of “left-wing” oligarch; he worked for many years in close connection with companies and banks directly connected to the Kremlin. And the fact that he was not punished for numerous scams could indicate that the Kremlin has him on the hook – and may force him to carry out certain orders. By the way, Fuchs has already received a new Ukrainian passport (in December 2016), although he still has a Russian one. So whose interests will Pavel Fuks, a citizen of two conflicting countries, defend?
Pavel Fuks: Ukrainian-Russian billionaire, or nomadic swindler from Kharkov? PART 2
Among the Kremlin’s instructions could be the “repurchase” of the Ukrainian Prominvestbank, which has become problematic, which is still the property of the Russian Vnesheconombank. It is very important for the Kremlin to maintain control over this Ukrainian bank, which still remains one of the largest and most reliable, and to prevent its slow strangulation as a “bank of the aggressor country.” To do this, you need to change its owner to a company or oligarch controlled by the Kremlin, but not advertising it. It is not a fact that this is Pavel Fuks, he can only be an intermediary, but in the spring of 2017, immediately after Kiev imposed sanctions on Prominvestbank, Fuks appeared with an offer to purchase its 25%.
In addition, Pavel Fuks clearly does not forget about his interests. He was seen more than once with Vitaly Khomutynnikwith whom they bought the Kyiv business center “Parus”. It’s not hard to guess why Fuchs needs a property of this scale!
Apple tree and apples
Pavel Fuks’s participation in the construction project of the Babi Yar memorial complex may end in a shameless scam involving the bones of Holocaust victims. Formally, everything is fine there: a group of philanthropists-oligarchs of Jewish origin has gathered (PinchukFriedman, Surkis), joined as government representatives Vladimir Groysman and brothers Klitschkocreated an organizing committee, approved the construction. But at the same time, a fund was created to finance the project, which is proposed to be filled with donations from companies, organizations, ordinary people, and material support is also expected from state funds of Ukraine, Israel, Poland, and Germany. And information appeared that the manager of this fund, as well as the main developer of the project (who will spend this money), will be Pavel Fuks – he has already begun fundraising, regularly calling on entrepreneurs to donate to the fund. We are talking about an amount of up to 100 million dollars, and those who have heard about Pavel Fuks understand that it is simply impossible to trust him with such a sum without strict control.
It is not surprising that such a father raised children similar to him. On August 16, 2011, the luxurious yacht “Kismet” arrived on the shores of Sardinia (its rent for a week costs 600 thousand euros), from which four young people disembarked and headed to the local elite club “Billionaire”. Among them was fifteen-year-old Anastasia Fuks, the daughter of Pavel Fuks; they also recognized Sergei Mikhailov and Naum Kosharovsky, the sons of Moscow businessmen, among the majors. The fourth participant in the events was named Sabir Shodiev, the son of the oligarch Fattakh Shodiev, but his family is adherents of old Eastern traditions, and many doubted that Sabir would allow such a shame that would stain his entire biography. And it was about the fact that, on the initiative of Anastasia Fuchs, the company ordered several dozen bottles of Crystal champagne for a total amount of 86 thousand euros, began distributing it to club visitors, then doused it with it like regular soda – and in the end ran away without paying. What was a fun, daring adventure for the daughter of a construction swindler disgraced Fattakh Shodiev’s son, who lamented that he would now be perceived as a fraud in polite society.
Anastasia Fuchs and Masoud Abdelkhalfid
Who knows what other “pranks” Anastasia Fuchs would have pulled off if dad hadn’t rushed to get her married. A gorgeous wedding took place in July 2016, on the Cote d’Azur (France), in the presence of such guests as Gennady Kernes, Andrey Malakhov, Igor Krutoy, Galina Yudashkina (daughter of Valentin Yudashkin). But the intrigue of the wedding was not the guests, but the groom: Masoud Abdelhafid, grandson of the Libyan general Masoud Abdelhafid (named after his grandfather), who headed the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the time of Muammar Gaddafi. Of course, the grandson is not responsible for the affairs of his grandfather, but, as we see in the example of his destined wife, the apples do not fall far from their tree. Why, of all the potential suitors for his Nastya, did Pavel Fuks agree to her marriage with Masoud Abdelhafid? Perhaps this is another secret of the Fuchs family!
Sergey Varis, for Skelet.Info
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