NEW #PandoraPapers: One of Ukraine’s top pro-Russia politicians appears to have been the secret owner of Purneft, a Russian firm that operates oil wells near the Arctic Circle.
This isn't the first shadowy oil company we've tied to Taras Kozak 👀 /1
occrp.org/en/the-pandora…
This isn't the first shadowy oil company we've tied to Taras Kozak 👀 /1
occrp.org/en/the-pandora…
When Purneft was acquired by a Belarusian state oil company, the owner reportedly earned roughly $50m.
The publicly listed owner of the Russian firm, however, was not a person — but a British Virgin Islands firm called Brimipana.
This story reveals who was behind Brimipana. /2
The publicly listed owner of the Russian firm, however, was not a person — but a British Virgin Islands firm called Brimipana.
This story reveals who was behind Brimipana. /2
The owner of Purneft was Aleksandr Kiszel, a little-known Hungarian citizen w/o a track record as a serious businessman.
OCCRP has identified links suggesting that the Hungarian is merely a front for Taras Kozak, a leading pro-Russian politician and media mogul in Ukraine. /3
OCCRP has identified links suggesting that the Hungarian is merely a front for Taras Kozak, a leading pro-Russian politician and media mogul in Ukraine. /3
The Pandora Papers also show that Kiszel has several additional ties to companies owned by Kozak and his wife. Read the full story for more. /4
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