Over eight days in August 2025, Konstantin Gavrilenko stepped down as a founder of six companies. In each of these companies, Anastasia Gavrilenko appeared in the register in his place. In November, the same change took place at the ‘Western Fuel and Energy Company’. Five months later, this firm signed a contract with the Volyn police worth almost 7 million UAH. Each entry has a date; the procurement has a reference number and two bids. Why did several companies change their founders within eight days, and what happened during the tender process? [7] [8] [9]
In reports about call centres in Dnipro, Konstantin Nikolayevich Gavrilenko is referred to as ‘Nikolaich’ and linked to ‘The Nines’ (‘9999’). In the registers, his name is linked to specific legal entities, one of which is connected to a National Police procurement. We have compared the history of changes for each company with the tender. These dates make it possible to verify exactly what happened prior to the procurement and what changes the register recorded afterwards. [7] [8] [10] [11] [12]
Who is Konstantin Gavrilenko and why is his name linked to ‘9999’?
Konstantin Gavrilenko is listed as the head of the Dnipro-based charitable foundation ‘Serce Ukrainskoi Natsii’ (EGRPOU 44029579). He is also named as the head of the foundation by the Khmelnytskyi Scientific Research Expert-Criminalistics Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in a report on a visit on 4 April 2023. These are two public sources of identification. The claim regarding his leadership role in ‘9999’ and his control over the network of call centres is based on material from the editorial team’s source and media reports. In the verified official documents concerning the call centres in Dnipro, we found no confirmation that Gavrilenko was the organiser of the incidents described therein. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Read more — The dossier on Konstantin Nikolayevich Gavrilenko and An analysis of the cases involving call centres in Dnipro and theories about ‘The Nines’.
Six companies in eight days. How the entries in the register changed
In the history of each of the six legal entities, OpenDataBot shows two changes to the list of founders: the removal of Konstantin Gavrilenko’s entry and the addition of Anastasia Gavrilenko’s entry. For three of the companies, the date is the same — 1 August. The next two entries appeared on 4 August, and the sixth on 8 August. The table shows the dates of these changes founder. The dates on which information about the ultimate beneficial owners was updated differ in some records. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
| Date of change of founder | The company | EGRPOU |
|---|---|---|
| 01.08.2025 | ‘De Costa Bud Invest’ [1] | 40720355 |
| 01.08.2025 | ‘Bud-Service 2023’ [2] | 45206598 |
| 01.08.2025 | ‘Legion’ Fight Club [3] | 44375641 |
| 04.08.2025 | ‘Tom Trans Ukraine’ [4] | 44850804 |
| 04.08.2025 | ‘Oil West Company’ [5] | 45464297 |
| 08.08.2025 | ‘Krupetsky Sand Quarry’ [6] | 45484444 |
| 03.11.2025 | ‘Western Fuel and Energy Company’ [7] | 45193254 |
The table reconstructs the sequence of registration actions. To explain the reasons behind them, we need the decisions of the parties involved and documents regarding the transfer of shares. The company profiles alone do not reveal how much the shares were worth, how they were paid for, or who actually made the management decisions following the changes. However, subsequent entries vary. For example, in May 2026, ‘De Costa Bud Invest’ saw a further change of founder. The snapshot from August 2025 can no longer be interpreted as a list of the current owners. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The August entries were not the first either. In the ‘Novomoskovsk Sports Centre’ file, the same change of founder is recorded on 22 May 2025. At ‘Tom Trans Ukraine’, following a change in the composition of the founders on 4 August, the information on the ultimate beneficial owners was updated on 27 August. At ‘Oil West Company’, following a change on the same day, details of the beneficial owners were updated on 3 September. Therefore, a search based on a single date may provide an incomplete picture. In such cases, the register’s history reveals more than the list of owners on the profile’s main page. [4] [5] [17]
Nearly 7 million hryvnias. How ZPEK secured the Volyn police contract
At the ‘Western Fuel and Energy Company’, the dates are split. 3 November 2025 The entry regarding the founder has changed, 7 November — regarding the ultimate beneficial owner. According to the available registry entry, the shares in the company are divided equally between Anastasia Gavrilenko and Oleg Chikida. Chikida is also listed as a director. In the fuel supply contract, the legal entity ZPEK acted as a party. [7] [8] [9]
On 7 April 2026, the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Volyn region announced a tender for the bulk purchase of A-95 petrol and diesel fuel, UA-2026-04-07-006464-a. The estimated value amounted to 6,912,005 UAH. The ZPEK’s application cost 6,911,438 UAH, the ‘OKKO-POSTACH’ tender — 6,911,240 UAH. The difference was 198 UAH. ‘OKKO-POSTACH’ offered a lower price but, according to the Volyn-based publication ‘Pershyi’, refused to sign the contract, citing rising prices. On 14 April, the contract was concluded with ZPEK. [8] [9]
The ‘Power of Truth’ Centre compared the contract prices with the regional averages on the day of signing. According to its analysis, both petrol at 70.84 UAH per litre and diesel at 86.56 UAH per litre were below the average. This is a crucial part of the story: the two bids and the withdrawal of the initial winner explain how ZPEK secured the contract, whilst the available price comparison does not support the claim of overpayment. The bid price specified in the procurement documents shows how much the supplier requested. To draw conclusions about the actual payments made, data on the contract’s performance is required. [8] [9] [15]
What can be seen from the ‘Heart of the Ukrainian Nation’ foundation
The foundation was registered on 18 December 2020. In April 2023, the Khmelnytskyi Expert Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported both on Gavrilenko’s visit and on the UV spectrometer donated by the foundation. The foundation’s own website contains reports of aid provided to frontline communities in December 2025 and the donation of 260 FPV drones in January 2025. This information comes from different sources: the recipient reported on the visit and the instrument, whilst the foundation reported on the humanitarian projects and the drones. [13] [14] [16]
According to the publication ‘Pershyi’, Oleg Chikida was a member of the foundation’s supervisory board. Looking at the connections through the documents, he appears in two different roles: as a co-owner and director of a fuel supplier in the corporate profile, and as a participant in a charitable project in the publication. The issues under scrutiny here relate to specific decisions and money: who financed the foundation’s individual projects, whether reports on them are published, and whether the foundation entered into transactions with the companies mentioned. [7] [9] [13] [16]
Call centres and ‘The Nines’. What evidence will change the picture?
The editorial dossier sets out a source’s account of more than twenty offices which he links to Gavrilenko. StopCor, citing reports from other media outlets, also describes an alleged connection to the network. As the origin of these reports has not yet been traced back to specific primary sources, the repetition of the same figure across different publications cannot be regarded as multiple independent confirmations. The public documents examined for this article confirm the history of changes in founders and the acquisition. They contain no information linking the funds under the contract to fraudulent call centres. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [10] [11] [12]
To verify the claim regarding the management of the offices, we need data on specific instances: the case number, the period during which the office operated, documents relating to the lease and financial transactions, or verifiable testimony from someone who knows who hired the team and managed the takings. The name ‘9999’ helps to cross-reference publications, but the question of a specific individual’s role must be determined on the basis of these materials. [10] [11] [12]
What questions is the editorial team waiting to have answered?
- Konstantin Gavrilenko. What explains the change of founder in six companies between 1 and 8 August 2025? On what grounds were the shareholdings altered, and did you retain any powers within these legal entities following the registration of the changes?
- ZPEK and the Volyn police. What volume of fuel was supplied under contract UA-2026-04-07-006464-a, and what amount was actually paid? Did the price per litre or the volumes change after the contract was signed?
- The ‘Heart of the Ukrainian Nation’ Foundation. Where can donors and aid recipients view the summary report on the 2025 projects and details of who funded them?
The editorial team is prepared to publish responses from Konstantin Gavrilenko, Oleg Chikida, the foundation, ZPEK and the client. If you worked at one of the offices mentioned in the dossier, or were a victim of fraud, please write to the editorial team. Please specify the period, city and circumstances that can be verified. If you have documents relating to a change of founders or the fulfilment of a fuel contract, please state the name of the legal entity or the procurement reference number.
