From IBOX and Monobank to drone billions: Denys Shtilerman and his Fire Point found themselves in the corruption web of Mindich’s connections

From IBOX and Monobank to drone billions: Denys Shtilerman and his Fire Point found themselves in the corruption web of Mindich’s connections

The owner of 97.5% of LLC "Fire Point," Denys Shtilerman, stated that since 2023, Ihor Khmelyov worked at the company — a manager who, according to him, "quickly arranged" the construction of a Fire Point plant in Denmark. After NABU searches, Khmelyov was dismissed.

As journalist Volodymyr Bondarenko writes, Khmelyov is the key detail. Ihor Khmelyov (born 1973, Dnipro) together with Tymur Mindych appears in a number of companies: "Tanden Group," "Eventus Management," "Atlet Bud," "Brand Style," TIM&TIM s.r.o. (Slovakia). In the released recordings, he is referred to as "Shmel."

Khmelyov also held 10% in "Ibox Bank," which was liquidated in 2023 following statements by the SSU and BES that the bank assisted gambling market participants in evading taxes worth tens of billions.

"Ibox Bank" serviced a network of terminals of the same name, which was also controlled by Mindich and was the exclusive agent for accepting payments to MONOBANK cards. Monobank is controlled by Oleg Gorokhovsky — the same person who publicly supports influencer Lachenkov, who criticizes Yermak, who is linked to the Mindych case.

Shtilerman also stated that Ihor Fursenko (referred to as "Ryoshik" in the recordings) was an administrator at Fire Point. It was he who took Shtilerman’s ex-wife and children out of Moscow immediately after a high-profile article by Kyiv Independent. The journalist suggests that this was likely the context of the phrase "dvushka will be in Moscow in a week and a half."

Shtilerman also acknowledged his acquaintance with Mykhaylo Tsukerman, and he entrusted money for safekeeping to Mykhaylo’s brother — Alex Tsukerman ("Sugarman").
Both Tsukerman brothers are members of the supervisory board of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine (Borys Lozhkin — Ronald Lauder).

All of this points to an increasingly dense web of connections: Mindich — Khmelyov — "Ibox" — Monobank — Fire Point — Tsukermans.

1. IBOX trademarks are linked to a company with Mindich’s associates
Certificates for trademarks related to "AYBOX" terminals belong to LLC "PAYBOX." The owner of the company is Stoyanova Lyudmyla Havrylivna (born 1971, Dnipro).

Stoyanova is simultaneously:

- the director of PE "ESTER-94," which belongs to Stella Mindich, Tymur Mindich’s mother;

- the auditor at PrJSC "TSENTRELEVATORM LYNBUD," where Mindich is listed as the head of the supervisory board.

Thus, we have a clear chain:
IBOX trademark → LLC "PAYBOX" → Stoyanova → Mindich family.

2. Applications for IBOX trademarks are registered to another company managed by Mindych’s director
Applications for IBOX trademarks belong to LLC "IBOX," managed by Chekmaryov Oleh.
Chekmaryov is simultaneously the director of the company "MEGA BRAND," owned by Mindich.

This forms a second line of connection: IBOX TM → LLC "IBOX" → Chekmaryov → Mindich.

Until the liquidation of "Ibox Bank" in 2023, this network of payment terminals remained the only official agent for accepting payments to Monobank cards.