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Yekaterinburg Court Orders State Seizure of Bikov–Bobrov Energy and Utility Assets

Prosecutors frame the case around an allegedly unlawful 2015 privatization with offshore transfers.

Overview

  • The ruling covers Corporation STS holdings, including PAO SUENKO, City Electric Networks, Surgut City Electric Networks, YUTEK‑Regionalnye Seti, and Oblkommunenergo.
  • The General Prosecutor’s Office additionally sought the transfer of Intertechelectro – Novaya Generatsiya, Kurgan CHPP, Energeticheskie Tsifrovye Sistemy, and Peredovye Investitsionnye Tekhnologii.
  • Investigators allege the 2015 acquisition of Oblkommunenergo was illegal and say utility revenues were routed via Agropromkredit to accounts in Austria and Switzerland.
  • The case names 34 defendants, including 14 individuals, with Alexey Bobrov and former Sverdlovsk vice governor Oleg Chemezov in custody; investigators say Chemezov pushed for onerous tariffs.
  • The contested list also includes Siberian‑Ural Media Company, which owns URA.RU.