Companies with zero revenue and SSU ties: journalists reveal who provided millions for Yermak’s bail

According to Ukrainska Pravda, 7 individuals and 7 legal entities sent money for bail for former Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak.

Analysts from YouControl analyzed the companies from this list.

LLC “Miralif” — UAH 9.8 million

A company from Sofiivska Borshchahivka with revenue of UAH 1.55 million in 2025. Through its director Valentyn Krutko, it is linked to Roman Rebrov, a key figure of the “Roman Rebrov Group” in YouControl.

Forensic Research and Expert Institution — UAH 30 million

A legal entity with authorized capital of UAH 0 and revenue of slightly more than UAH 37 million in 2025. The beneficiary is Volodymyr Ivankov, whose data matches the information on an arbitration administrator from the state register.

Bar Association “A. DVA.KA. T” — UAH 4 million

A law firm registered in Kyiv with zero authorized capital. It has not published financial statements for the past three years; in 2022, its revenue amounted to UAH 822.1 thousand. Among its participants are former Irpin City Council deputy Yaroslav Kuts and the husband of a National Police officer.

LLC “SU ‘Sem’” — UAH 32 million

A construction company from Dnipro. Revenue for 2025 amounted to UAH 6.5 million, and for Q1 2026 — UAH 29.4 million. The ownership structure includes LLC “DMZ Kominmet”, linked to former Dnipro region Council deputy Semen Tokaryev.

Private Enterprise “SV-Group” — UAH 10.2 million

A company with zero revenue in 2025. Through its director Valeriia Prodan, it is linked to the legal entity PE “Hardfil” (since September 2024 — PE “Laiteris”), which appeared in a criminal case regarding tax evasion and the withdrawal of funds abroad.

PA “De Lege Lata” — UAH 14 million

A law firm with revenue of UAH 4.1 million in 2025. Its director and participant (99.9% of authorized capital) is Vitalii Marfin, husband of a judge of the Dnipro District Court of Kyiv. According to Slidstvo.Info, Vitaliy Marfin was fined UAH 25 thousand for receiving a bribe of $180 thousand while working at the SSU.

LLC “Arena Marin” — UAH 4 million

An Odesa-based company with revenue of UAH 3.3 million in 2025. According to NashiGroshi, in 2015–2018 it received transport contracts from JSC “OGHK” worth over UAH 300 million. Previously, one of its participants was Oleksandr Kulyk, who is now a co-owner of LLC “United Global Logistic”, which also won tenders from JSC “OGHK”. Through other business connections, the company is linked to Oleksii Levchenko, whose full namesake is listed in the declaration of former prosecutor of the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office Maryna Todua as her husband.

This case highlights the issue of unrestricted access to open data and the ability to analyze corporate connections.

The draft new Civil Code No. 15150 proposes introducing the right of legal entities to “digital privacy” and restricting the processing of their “digital image” without their consent.

If these provisions are adopted unchanged, similar analysis of companies, their connections, and coverage of socially important cases will become impossible overall. This creates significant risks for journalistic investigations, OSINT analysis, KYC/AML procedures, and public oversight.

The YouControl team has already proposed amendments to the draft Civil Code, including preserving the possibility of analyzing open data about legal entities and their connections.

We hope that we, as well as media professionals and proactive civil society, will be heard, as the document contains many provisions that require substantial revision.