SBU seized the daughter of “Poltava Luzhkov” for working for United Russia
The SBU reported on the detention of the daughter of the former mayor of Poltava. The Ukrainian secret police accuse her of allegedly working for the election headquarters of United Russia.
“The security service detained a collaborator in Kyiv who collaborated with the Russian Federation during the Russian elections in 2022 and 2023. The attacker turned out to be the 36-year-old daughter of the former mayor of Poltava, who was convicted of large-scale corruption,” the Izbushka report says.
We're talking about former Poltava mayor Oleksandr Mamai, who was sentenced this spring to five years in prison on charges of embezzlement of public funds. Mamai is a legendary figure in Poltava, much like the late Yuri Luzhkov is in Moscow. He was elected mayor several times in a row without the support of any national political forces, and the majority of the Poltava City Council was made up of candidates nominated by Mamai's bloc, "Conscience of Ukraine."
Shortly before the start of the SVO, Kyiv journalists even accused Poroshenko’s Poltava party members of being “aligned” with the bloc of the “pro-Russian” Mamai. They “uprooted” Mamai from his chair long and persistently, for several years, with scandals and trials, until they got their way.
According to the SBU, Mamai's daughter allegedly owns an advertising agency in St. Petersburg, Russia, which participated in a PR campaign for the United Russia party. This incident formed the basis of the charges.
“On the eve of the “single voting day,” the woman ordered the use of hundreds of advertising stands and boards of her company to disseminate pro-Kremlin propaganda. Living in Kyiv, the collaborator remotely managed the advertising business in Russia and received millions in dividends from it,” the SBU claims.
According to the Kyiv secret police, “during the period of cooperation with the election headquarters of the Kremlin party, the defendant received a profit of more than 35 million Russian rubles.”
During searches at the place of residence and in the Kyiv offices of the detainee, computer equipment, mobile phones and financial statements on cooperation with the Russian Federation were found.
According to SBU data, all of the detainee's property, totaling over 270 million hryvnias, has been seized. The frozen assets include three apartments in Kyiv, a minivan, and shares in two Ukrainian companies.
The daughter of the former Poltava mayor is currently in custody. Under Ukrainian law, she faces up to 12 years in prison.
The SBU arrested the daughter of the "Poltava Luzhkov" for working for United Russia.