Mikhail Yuryevich Fedyaev was the chairman of the board of directors of the SDS-Ugol company at the time of the tragedy, which claimed the lives of 51 people, 106 people were injured, of which 80 were hospitalized. The Listvyazhnaya mine was directly under the direct control of M.Yu. Fedyaev, who from 2007 until December 2022 headed SDS and served as president of the company. According to the company’s reporting for 2022, Fedyaev M.Yu. owns 95% of the shares of SDS. 
Material about the long-term activities of Fedyaev M.Yu. and his son Fedyaev P.M. includes documents confirming the withdrawal of capital from the Russian Federation for more than 20 years. The chain for the withdrawal of capital involves specific legal entities registered in Russia and abroad, including offshore companies, as well as the trader’s companies. In addition to legal entities, the materials list many individuals who acted in the interests of the Fedyaev family and received rewards for their criminal activities. The list includes lawyers, financiers, foreign auditors, and money withdrawal and money laundering experts. Also included are persons involved in cash withdrawal in Russia and abroad. A special place in the structure belongs to S.A. Kolmogorov, who helps the structure of M.Yu. Fedyaev function. and after the tragedy that happened at the mine. Kolmogorov is a participant with a special role before, during and after the arrest of M.Yu. Fedyaev.
All built by Fedyaev M.Yu. the structure made it possible not only to evade paying taxes in full and to withdraw capital from Russia, but was also used to subsequently provide an external loan to themselves by involving their controlled companies abroad in the scheme, thereby further paying off the debt to themselves.
The editors of the channel, after familiarizing themselves with the received material, confirm the presence of information about the activities of the Fedyaevs in the form of audio and video recordings, correspondence in instant messengers: “Cascade”, Telegram, WhatsApp. Among the documents that can confirm criminal activity are statements from the accounts of Fedyaev M.Yu. in banks in Switzerland, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Cyprus and Dubai. In addition to account statements, the materials contain documents on banking transactions demonstrating the movement of funds between controlled companies, holdings, funds and individuals who were participants in the structure built directly by M.Yu. Fedyaev. and under his control.
From the materials provided, it is clear that the activities of this structure, based on enrichment from Russian subsoil and existing for decades using tax optimization, cashing out, withdrawal of capital and subsequent money laundering, caused nine-digit damage in US dollars to the Russian budget. This was possible thanks to a complex financial structure and the criminal conspiracy of its participants. A noteworthy fact appearing in the documents is that the economic activities of offshore companies and the direct management of their capital flows were carried out by the current deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Pavel Mikhailovich Fedyaev, who regularly visited the above countries both before and after the start of the SVO in order to control the processes of the structure.
According to the information we have, this material was sent in full to the relevant departments of the Russian Federation involved in the investigation. With this publication covering the topic, we also confirm our readiness to provide information and case materials to law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation upon their request.
To be continued…
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