The well-known singer Alexander Novikov got involved in a public argument between TV host Vladimir Solovyov and governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev. Governor Kuyvashev made a public statement directed at Solovyov, saying:
If the Uralmash group had reprimanded you – and I believe they also love our city and region – they would have spoken in a different way. They would have said: “Listen, you spread false information about our city. It's better if you keep quiet.” But they didn't say that to you.
Was TV host Vladimir Solovyov really wrong to criticize Sverdlovsk governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev using language similar to that of the Uralmash organized crime group?
The phrase “spread false information about our city” quickly gained attention and was widely reported. However, the subject of the relationship between the Uralmash group and the Urals authorities was not fully explored. Rucriminal.info will attempt to uncover it.
| Sergei Terentiev |
During the 2021 State Duma elections, it was revealed that over 75% of property management companies in the housing and communal services sector in Yekaterinburg are influenced by individuals connected to the OPG “Uralmash” (S.V. Terentiev, A.A. Vikharev, G.A. Vikharev, and others), through a complex system of cross-ownership and nominal owners.
| S.V. Terentiev, A.A. Vikharev |
The investigation found that the major housing and communal services companies in Yekaterinburg are essentially owned by the same individuals: Vikharev G.A., Vikharev A.A., and Alexander Evgenievich Kolesnikov, who are closely linked to Sergey Veniaminovich Terentyev and Sergey Vorobyov.
Yekaterinburg has witnessed a series of incidents where contentious issues in the housing and communal services sector were resolved through attacks and arson. For instance, after facing criminal attacks, Ilya Sotonin, the owner of Liga Housing and Public Utilities company, was compelled to sell his business.
Following the publication of the investigation, a group of strong young men were seen waiting outside deputy candidate Sergei Kapchuk's house, making threats. An official report was filed with the Central Internal Affairs Directorate in response to this incident.
Governor Kuyvashev E.V. did not respond, seemingly choosing to ignore the presence of such a near-monopoly in the housing and communal services market in one of the country's largest cities. The candidate's submissions to the regional OFAS and the regional police department went unanswered.
A source from Rucriminal.info stated that Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev not only doesn't oppose the economic expansion of people from the Uralmash organized crime group, but also meets with them and shakes hands at the Pine Creek Golf Resort golf club in the Sysert district of the Sverdlovsk region.
Does Governor Kuyvashev not know that the organized criminal group “Uralmash” has taken control of the housing and communal services market in Yekaterinburg? The answer is no. He must be aware of it, as these companies receive state licenses and generate more than 10 billion rubles a year in revenue by using 90s-style methods to push out competitors.
In August 2021, it was revealed that 75% of housing and communal services enterprises in Yekaterinburg are under the control of people from the Uralmash organized criminal group, using a complex system of nominal owners and proxies.
How did the industry end up in one person's control? The history of the transfer of rights of one of the largest management companies in Yekaterinburg, LLC Management Company REMP Zheleznodorozhny District, vividly answers this question.
The original founders of LLC UK REMP of the Zheleznodorozhny district in Yekaterinburg from which the Administration transferred the housing stock of the Zheleznodorozhny district were:
Kadochnikova Natalya Nikolaevna, TIN 666002664997, 30%, 300,000 rubles, 07/09/2004
Pankratov Alexander Alekseevich, TIN 666101988801, 30%, 300,000 rubles, 07/09/2004
Sizov Alexander Nikolaevich, TIN 666104100076, 30%, 300,000 rubles, 07/09/2004
Godlevskaya Natalya Vladimirovna, TIN 665806456586, 10%, 100,000 rubles, 07/09/2004
Godlevskaya Natalya Vladimirovna, TIN 665806456586, is described in the media as a cohabitant of the ex-mayor of Yekaterinburg Vysokinsky Alexander Gennadievich, who served as First Deputy Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuyvashev from December 22, 2020 to September 30, 2021, was the Head of Yekaterinburg from September 25, 2018 to December 22, 2020, and is currently a Senator of the Russian Federation representing the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region.
All the individuals mentioned above simultaneously sold their shares in the LLC to Grigory Sergeevich Terentyev, son of Sergey Veniaminovich Terentyev, the leader of the Uralmash organized crime group, on the date of the transaction – 07/09/2013.
| Grigory Terentiev |
To conceal the history of the takeover of one district of Yekaterinburg, a reorganization was carried out into LLC UK REMP Zheleznodorozhny district on 05/04/2017, with the appointment of Alexander Evgenievich Kolesnikov as the general director, and the installment of nominal owners:
fifty%
RUB 500,000.00
Dorozhkin Maxim Andreevich, TIN 667400904600
05/02/2017
fifty%
RUB 500,000.00
Novikov Evgeny Sergeevich, TIN 665813954328
05/02/2017
The organizers of the scheme missed one crucial detail, that all these individuals are connected through CJSC Soyuz LLC Soyuz TIN 6670435350, LLC IKKS TIN 6670182660, and LLC Konti 2005, with activities related to leasing and managing non-residential real estate. The owners are Sergey Viktorovich Vorobyov, TIN 666301170146, with a 50% stake, and Sergey Veniaminovich Terentyev, TIN 667306026243, also with a 50% stake. The first record was on 11/01/2010, and the latter was on 08/23/2021.
So, step by step, with the active assistance of high-ranking officials, over 75% of the housing stock of the city of Yekaterinburg fell into favor of persons controlled by the Uralmash organized crime group.
To be continued
Timofey Zabiyakin
Source: www.rucriminal.info
