“Co-owner and chief designer of Fire Point Denys Shtilerman confirmed that businessman Timur Mindych, a suspect in the case of corruption in the Ukrainian energy sector, claimed 50% of the company’s shares.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Denis Shtilerman is the co-owner of Fire Point. Photo: Investigation. Info Source: Stilerman at a press conference, Suspilne reports
Details: According to him, Mindich and “other people” came with an offer to become co-owners after the Fire Point products successfully passed the test in March 2024.
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But the businessman allegedly offered “little” money, and the company came to the conclusion that “his offer is not competitive at all.”
Direct speech: “One of them who offered to become our co-owner was Mindich. The negotiations lasted long enough, he expressed a keen interest, but we refused him at the end.”
Details: In total, Fire Point’s founders claim to have invested $1.5 million of their own in the production of weapons.
Shtilerman also admitted that Ihor Fursenko, a figure in the tapes of the NABU and SAP “Midas” operation, worked for them.
Direct speech: “Ihor Fursenko and his subordinates were involved in the evacuation of my wife from Russia. My ex-wife lived in Russia with two children and did not really want to leave there. I spoke with Igor probably three times in my life. He was engaged in this. He was employed as an administrator.”
Details: Also, according to him, Mykhailo Zukerman – the brother of another person involved in the investigation of anti-corruption authorities on embezzlement in the energy industry, Oleksandr Zukerman – is his personal banker.
In addition, Stillerman admitted to going to the back office, to meetings with Zuckerman, and claims that he last visited in 2024. The reasons for the visits are “he is my banker, to whom I have entrusted my money and it is with him.”
In addition, the founders of the company said that NABU did not search them, but they handed over documents to detectives in the case of possible facts of overcharging for unmanned systems by six other firms.