Ukraine regained property confiscated oligarch Kurchenko

the stadium “Metalist” training base in Kharkiv region seized from businessman Sergei Kurchenko, was returned to the state. January 3 has been completed the registration procedure, reports RIA Novosti.

Property complexes have been withdrawn from JSC “Football club “Metalist”, JSC “Metallist holding” and “Metalist arena” and placed under the control of the regional state administration by the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated April 11, 2018.

Sergei Kurchenko, who is the owner of group of companies “Gas Ukraine”, the media holding UMH Group, Chairman of the Supervisory Board group of companies “VETEK”. In 2014 HCP declared him wanted on suspicion of theft of property of the enterprise “Ukrgasdobycha” and causing the state losses totaling more than 1 billion hryvnia (about $ 37 million). Later he was charged and other charges.