The Lviv City Council has won a lawsuit against the seized company owned by Kozak and Medvedchuk, claiming a debt for land.

The Economic Court of Lviv Oblast has issued an order requiring LLC "Betonbud" to pay UAH 272.6 thousand in debt for land use. The company is owned by the brothers of the controversial MPs Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak, Serhiy Medvedchuk and Bohdan Kozak. The firm's assets are under arrest as part of a proceeding regarding tax evasion.

The case materials do not specify which plot of land is involved, but it is noted that the lease agreement was signed in October 2020. A month earlier, the Lviv City Council approved a resolution that transferred two plots of 1.02 hectares and 0.08 hectares on Shevchenka Street, 327, located in Ryasne, to LLC "Betonbud" for a 10-year lease.

The court documents also do not indicate the period during which the company accrued the UAH 272.6 thousand debt to the city council for land rent. However, at the request of the Lviv City Council, Economic Court Judge Myroslav Petrashko obliged LLC "Betonbud" to settle the debt.

According to the analytical system YouControl, LLC "Betonbud" was registered in 2002 on Hordotska Street in Lviv and belongs to the brothers of sanctioned MPs who are accused of treason, Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak – Serhiy Medvedchuk and Bohdan Kozak. The company leases three plots from the Lviv City Council for industrial purposes and has privatized 0.76 hectares near Horodok. Additionally, the company owns real estate on Shevchenka Street, 327.

In June 2024, law enforcement agencies uncovered both brothers, former MPs, involved in large-scale financial schemes. According to the investigation, they used controlled enterprises to embezzle funds through tax evasion from the state budget. Currently, both individuals involved in the case are hiding abroad.

At that time, Serhiy Medvedchuk and Bohdan Kozak were informed in absentia of suspicion of tax evasion (part 3 of article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) exceeding UAH 75 million. Subsequently, based on materials from the SBU and the DBR, the first arrest of assets belonging to the suspects exceeding UAH 200 million occurred. After that, law enforcement agencies, through the courts, arrested the assets and corporate rights of the companies controlled by Serhiy Medvedchuk and Bohdan Kozak, including LLC "Betonbud." The arrested assets are to be transferred to ARMA.