The case involving a Kyivstar executive with Russian passports was closed despite the seizure of drugs
In Ukraine, the situation surrounding Viktoria Kyrylenko, a top executive at Kyivstar, is gaining attention; criminal proceedings had previously been initiated against her for the possession of psychotropic substances. Despite the presence of seized drugs and the results of forensic examinations, the case was closed within two weeks.
This refers to events on August 25, 2025, when law enforcement officers conducted a search of a house in the Obukhiv district of the Kyiv region, where Kirilenko and her partner, Serhiy Pyatkov—who had previously been involved in drug-related cases—lived. During the search, a significant amount of the psychotropic substance PVP was seized.
Despite this, the case materials were separated into a separate investigation and subsequently closed. The official reason cited was the alleged lack of video evidence due to a dead camera battery and the assumption that the substances might have belonged to the previous tenants of the residence. At the same time, according to sources, the investigation also had video recordings from police body cameras, which, however, were not included as key evidence.
Particular attention in this case is drawn to information about the suspects’ possible ties to Russia. According to information circulating in the media, members of the Kyrylenko family allegedly obtained Russian passports in the annexed Crimea, raising additional questions about her status at one of Ukraine’s largest telecommunications companies amid the war with Russia.
It is also reported that the defense in the case was handled by the law firm “DelaVega,” which has previously been involved in other high-profile corruption investigations. According to sources, procedural decisions to close the case may have been coordinated with the involvement of certain law enforcement officials and lawyers.
Earlier, information emerged about another top Kyivstar executive—Alona Suvorova—who left for Moscow after the start of the full-scale war. Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency announced the exposure of a large-scale transnational money laundering scheme involving online casinos with a turnover exceeding $1 billion.
According to the investigation, the funds passed through payment organizations, were disguised as legal transactions, and were subsequently directed toward online casino operations. A call center that served several gambling platforms and facilitated cryptocurrency transactions with a turnover of over 200 million USDT was also shut down.
The case involves 120 individuals from various countries and bank employees. Nine suspects were detained during more than 70 searches. The case files mention Ukrainian Alona Suvorova as one of the individuals involved in the scheme.
Earlier, a court in Volyn sentenced a serviceman to five years in prison for twice leaving his post without authorization (desertion) after participating in combat operations and sustaining injuries.
Employees of the State Bureau of Investigations completed the pre-trial investigation and sent an indictment against a serviceman from the Sumy region to court. The man is accused of illegally possessing and selling firearms, ammunition, and explosives without the required legal authorization.
