Regarding his status. ‘Suspect’ — an editorial note. The editorial team has not received any official notification of suspicion regarding the incidents described below.
What the CEC documents confirm
The Central Election Commission of Ukraine registered Oleg Grigoryevich Koynash (Ukrainian: Oleg Grigoryevich Koynash) as a candidate for the 2014 by-elections. He stood as an independent candidate in constituency No. 53 in the Donetsk region. CEC Resolution No. 1293 states that he was born on 30 September 1982 in Shakhtersk and was working as a lawyer at the time of registration. The CHESNO profile lists the same date of birth and confirms his candidacy.[1][2]
In a separate CEC table for 2019, a person with the same full name is listed as the authorised representative of candidate Serhiy Guba in constituency No. 52. The table does not include a date of birth, so this entry requires further verification.[3]
According to information from the editorial team
A source close to the editorial team identifies Oleg Koynash as the former husband of Karina Koynash. According to this source, Oleg Koynash may have been responsible for money laundering within the ‘Khimprom’ organisation, which the source links to Karina Koynash, as well as for setting up drug laboratories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which the source refers to as the ‘DPR’ and the ‘LPR’. The editorial team has not yet found any independent documentary evidence of a family connection or of the role attributed to him in these incidents.
Which documents can confirm his role?
Who signed the payment documents, to whom was the money transferred, and who oversaw the production sites? Regarding the financial aspect, the editorial team is investigating whether specific transactions can be traced back to their recipients. Regarding the laboratories, we require verifiable information about the facilities, their operating hours and the people who managed them.
The editorial team is verifying the information received. If you have any documents, information regarding these matters or comments on the article, Please write to us.
