Raiders on Lavrska Street: how Poroshenko’s entourage is trying to "take over" the company for the sake of the European Solidarity office

Raiders on Lavrska Street: how Poroshenko’s entourage is trying to "take over" the company for the sake of the European Solidarity office

Once again about our Petro Oleksiyovych. Or how Poroshenko’s inner circle tries to “seize” a company for the “EU” office.

This is reported by Mykhailo Schneider.

In the historic center of Kyiv, a brazen raider attack continues—a scheme reminiscent of the darkest times of manual justice during Yanukovych’s era. At its core is LLC “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’,” the owner of a massive building spanning over 50,000 square meters, which for years housed the office of Petro Poroshenko’s party, “European Solidarity.”

Fictitious court rulings, hacked notary keys, and front persons have been employed. The chronology of events reveals a coordinated attempt by the ex-president’s entourage to seize control of a lucrative asset—solely to block the inevitable eviction of his party from prestigious offices on Lavrska Street.

Chronology of the latest attack:

On January 15, 2026, the raiders struck their first blow. That day, records suddenly appeared in the state registry canceling prohibitions on registration actions that had previously blocked changes to the director and owners of LLC “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’.” The basis for this was a mysterious ruling by the Economic Court of Zaporizhzhya region in case No. 908/1491/25 dated July 16, 2025—a document no one had seen and which was absent from the public registry of court decisions. Moreover, this court had no authority to interfere in another case or cancel security measures previously imposed by another court. In other words, the ruling was fake, but it was used to remove all legal “blocks” in the raiders’ path.

The raiders forged a request on behalf of the current director, Dmytro Kohut, as if he personally requested the lifting of the arrests. In reality, the director had made no such appeal—the perpetrators used a copy of an old (canceled) passport of the director and hacked a notary’s electronic key to enter false data into the Unified State Registry. As confirmed by the notary herself (from the Zhytomyr Notary District), access to her registration account had been illegally intercepted.

The next step was the unlawful change of leadership.

Within hours, a new director, Serhiy Burmaka, “appeared” in the registry—a person whom the true owners of the company had never authorized.

On January 16, 2026, the Ministry of Justice reacted swiftly. All illegal registration actions were annulled that same day. The unlawful entry regarding the appointment of a “fake” director was canceled, and the legitimate management led by Dmytro Kohut regained control. Essentially, the takeover attempt was thwarted in less than a day. Details of the scheme also came to light: in addition to the “hacked” notary in Zhytomyr, the raiders simultaneously used stolen keys of a state registrar from the Bolekhiv City Council (Ivano-Frankivsk region)—through this account, they also attempted to make changes to the company’s leadership.

Simultaneously, another group of individuals approached a Kyiv notary with a set of documents, demanding the registration of the alienation of their share in the authorized capital. This was a two-pronged attempt: to simultaneously change the director and transfer the company’s share to a front firm to solidify the takeover. As experts note, this scenario is straight out of old raider playbooks—a simultaneous strike on management and ownership, followed by dragging the situation through the courts.

However, the first attack fizzled out. Before the falsified decisions could take effect, they were quickly canceled, and the notary through whom the raiders operated officially reported criminal interference in her work. It seemed the story should have ended with a criminal investigation. But the organizers of the scheme did not back down.

Repeated attack and new tricks on February 5

On February 5, 2026, the situation repeated itself—but with a modified scenario. Despite the fact that after the January attack, active prohibitions on changing the director, charter, and participants of the company remained in the state registry, on this very day, “Director Burmaka” reappeared in the registry. The same individuals once again illegally performed a registration action to appoint Serhiy Burmaka as the head of “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’” and even made changes to the charter. In other words, the raiders attempted to legitimize their control over the company more deeply than the first time—by “rewriting” the internal documents of the enterprise to suit themselves.

As before, all these actions were carried out using stolen digital keys. This time, the perpetrators “hacked” the access of a private notary in the city of Dnipro. Moreover, to justify their actions, they once again submitted a forged court decision. According to sources, the raiders provided the state registrar with a fake ruling from another court—this time supposedly from the Lutsk Court (which has no connection to the Kyiv company). Later, that court officially confirmed that no such ruling had ever been issued. Thus, the second attack also relied on forgery, but in a different region. The tactic is clear: to exploit geographical distance and the holiday period, hoping no one would notice the fraud in time.

Representatives of “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’” once again promptly raised the alarm—filing complaints with the Ministry of Justice and statements to law enforcement. They issued an official statement, emphasizing: the only legitimate management of the enterprise is General Director Dmytro Kohut and his deputy Iryna Los; no Burmakas or other individuals have ever had the right to act on behalf of the company. Therefore, all documents signed by the “new director” are void.

Currently, the consequences of the February attack have been neutralized. The Ministry of Justice has annulled the illegal entries, just as it did in January. Legitimate management has been restored. Yet the question remains: who is behind these coordinated attacks, and why? The answers lie in the motives and connections of the individuals involved.

Who and why: the trail leads to Poroshenko

All key elements of this scheme—from offshore structures and affiliated lawyers to a “friendly” bank—are directly linked to the entourage of ex-President Petro Poroshenko. The goal of the attack is not to seize just anything, but an object of strategic importance to Poroshenko. It concerns 1,674 square meters of elite offices at 16 Lavrska Street—premises from which a court has ordered the eviction of the “European Solidarity” party due to rent arrears.

Since 2019, the Kyiv branch of “EU” has occupied these spaces, not paying rent for nearly seven years. The debt has reached astronomical sums—tens of millions of hryvnias. After prolonged legal disputes, which the party delayed as much as possible, justice sided with the building’s owner. In the summer of 2025, after passing through three instances, including the Supreme Court, the decision to evict “EU” became legally binding. Yet even then, resistance did not cease: at the party’s request, a loyal judge of the Economic Court of Kyiv managed to postpone the execution of the decision for nearly a year—exceeding the legally permissible maximum of six months. Despite such a “favor,” Poroshenko’s time is running out: the final eviction is scheduled for March 6, 2026.

It is the approaching deadline that explains why the raiders have activated now. Their calculation is clear: if they cannot stay legally, they must try to gain control over the company owning the premises. By taking it into their hands, they can cancel the enforcement proceedings for eviction and effectively keep the party in the building indefinitely. Moreover, they could even “forgive” the millions in debts that the court ordered to be recovered from “EU” in favor of the enterprise. In other words, the stakes of the raider attack are tens of millions and a political presence in the heart of Kyiv.

Who organized the attack? Official statements do not directly name the masterminds but point to a “group associated with ex-President Poroshenko.” As early as 2023, co-owners of LLC “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’” raised the alarm: it was Poroshenko’s people who tried to take the building from them through front companies. It was then revealed that one of Poroshenko’s offshore companies, LLC “Strategic Investment Holding,” secretly acquired a 56.28% stake in “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’” and intended to use it to change the director. Formally, “Strategic” is registered under Serhiy Zaytsev—a business partner and friend of Poroshenko, vice president of the “Roshen” corporation. The remaining 42% of the company stayed in the hands of other owners, who raised the outcry. They stated that Zaytsev’s stake was acquired illegally (in violation of the charter and without the consent of co-owners), meaning his people lacked the mandate for decisions. It was these “minority” co-owners who stood in the way of the raider scheme, preventing the director’s dismissal. Since then—from September 2023—a corporate war for control has been ongoing, and now it has entered a hot phase.

The January and February events confirmed that dirty methods from the times when position and connections guaranteed impunity have come into play. Poroshenko’s name appears here not by chance, as his team is well-versed in such tactics since the early 2010s. Moreover, this is how Poroshenko himself once managed to establish control over the “Roshen” concern, if one recalls old business chronicles. And now, we are witnessing an almost panicked attempt by the old guard to save their asset before losing power and influence entirely.

Specific names have also surfaced in this complex raider scheme. According to sources, legal support for the attack was provided by the law firm “Boyarchukov and Partners” (known as “Alekseev, Boyarchukov & Partners”).

One of its representatives, Oleh Beskorovaynyi, directly appears in documents as an authorized representative of a company involved in the dealings. Incidentally, “Alekseev, Boyarchukov & Partners” has been the official representative of Poroshenko’s party for many years. Thus, the role of legal “fixers” in the scheme also points to Poroshenko.

Furthermore, immediately after the successful (albeit short-lived) registration of the fictitious director on January 16, the raiders attempted to solidify the result financially. According to sources, the newly appointed “director” opened an account for LLC “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’” at JSC “International Investment Bank”—a bank long associated with Petro Poroshenko.

This appears to be an attempt to redirect the company’s cash flows under the control of a structure friendly to the attack’s orchestrators. After all, MIB is not called “Poroshenko’s bank” for nothing: the former president owned a majority stake (almost 65%) there, and only at the end of 2025 did the NBU temporarily revoke his voting rights due to sanctions. Thus, by choosing this specific bank, the new “managers” of the enterprise would have a clear advantage in managing funds under political cover.

They planned to use the new account immediately—tenants received emails from the pseudo-director Burmaka with a proposal to “chip in” for autonomous energy supply. The fraudsters aimed to “extract” an advance payment for 6-12 months directly to the raider account. Naturally, the tenants sought clarification from the legitimate management and refused the raiders. One can only speculate—whether this was an order from the frugal ex-president or an attempt by one of the raider operators to steal a bit “under the radar”?

The ongoing war for Kyiv

The raider attack scheme on “Enterprise ‘Kyiv’” reveals a stark contrast: while the country wages a deadly struggle against an external enemy, some former top officials are conducting their own behind-the-scenes war for elite real estate. The methods used—forged court decisions, hacked digital signatures of notaries, registry manipulations—should have long been a thing of the past. Yet they have resurfaced when old privileges came under threat. Lawyers call this story a precedent worthy of 2010, but certainly not 2026. However, there is an optimistic side: unlike the “dark times,” the state now responds to such attacks swiftly, the media brings the issue to light, and the guilty are promised punishment.

Will Poroshenko and his team manage to avoid eviction through corporate raiding? Most likely, no. The takeover attempts have twice faced resistance and become public knowledge. The final verdict will come on March 6, when enforcers arrive to evict the “EU” office from 16 Lavrska Street. If the raiders do not launch a third attempt by then (which cannot be ruled out), the story will end predictably: with the return of the building to its rightful owner and the repayment of debts accumulated by the party.