Vladimir Garievich Gelvanovsky once lived at 24/7 Institutskaya Street in Kyiv, in an apartment building constructed in the Stalinist Empire style.
Sergey Stepanovich Vashchuk lives—and has long lived—at 7-B Obolonskyi Avenue in Kyiv, in an apartment building constructed in the Soviet Modernist style.
Internet history remains silent on whom Vladimir Gelvanovsky shared his living space with in that Stalinist Empire-style building. Regarding Sergey Stepanovich Vashchuk, however, the record shows that he has lived—and continues to live—in the aforementioned apartment (a product of the Soviet Modernism of the 1970s and 80s) with his wife, Inga Vladimirovna Vashchuk.
Beyond serving as the shared home for the Vashchuk couple, Apartment 191 is notable for being the registered address of a certain company—a limited liability company. And into this company, Vladimir Garievich Gelvanovsky managed to insinuate himself as the principal figure, via a method unknown to the general public.
The limited liability company is named “Gyoter.” Artificial intelligence provides a precise characterization of this Obolon-based entity, revealing the true nature of the individuals racing toward the heights of capitalist enrichment under the banner of this enigmatic name:
“Hater (from the English *hater*) — a slang term that, due to a typo or rapid typing, is sometimes written as ‘gyoter.’ The word refers to someone who actively posts negative comments and criticizes others online.
Ukrainian equivalents: *zlorika* (slanderer), *nenavysnyk* (hater), *brudolyv* (mud-slinger), *ohudnyk* (detractor).”
Established on December 3, 2003, LLC “Gyoter” was indeed engaged in the production of soap, detergents, and cleaning and polishing agents. This activity took place—according to Fyodor Fyodorovich Romash, a witness to the production process and a creditor of Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk—right inside the apartment. It was essentially a tiny soap factory located in a high-rise building in the Obolon district.
Inga Vladimirovna Vashchuk, the current owner of the majority of Apartment 191, contributed 2,312 (two thousand three hundred and twelve) hryvnias to Gyoter’s authorized capital, securing a 12.5% stake in this company of haters. Her husband, Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk, made an identical contribution and received an identical percentage of the soap business. Yet, along with this modest share, “Sery” [Grey]—as he was nicknamed—secured the role of chief slinger of filth, vitriol, and slander; in other words, the position of company director.
Thus, his hobby aligned perfectly with his professional life.
Meanwhile, Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky—having somehow slipped (without the need for soap) into Apartment 191, which would later become a soap-making hub—bought his way into Gyoter with a capital contribution of 13,875 (thirteen thousand eight hundred and seventy-five) hryvnias, thereby acquiring a 75% stake in the limited liability company. In effect, he became the sole ruler and primary beneficiary of the enterprise.
Put simply, “Serunchik” bottled soap and various chemical additives and reagents in his own apartment, while handing over the bulk of the profits—as required by Ukrainian law, he continues to do so to this day—to Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky. (photo of Vashuk)
Sergey Stepanovich Vashuk—an inveterate SBU informant and snitch—gave a detailed account to Investigator Bogdan Vladimirovich Zagachevsky (of the Holosiivskyi District Police Department in Kyiv) regarding the fraudulent schemes of Russian citizen Sergey Vadimovich Kiriya. Vashuk—who himself provided Kiriya with “consultations and legal solutions”—modestly omits any mention of the multifaceted talents of his family’s business partner, Vladimir Garrievich Gelvanovsky. Yet, incidentally, Gelvanovsky—the key figure behind the “Gyotera” soap manufacturing business and the primary recipient of dividends alongside the detractor Vashuk—is also a citizen of the Russian Federation.
While telling Investigator Bogdan Zagachevsky that he provided consultations and “resolved legal issues” for Sergey Kiriya, the slanderer Sergey Stepanovich Vashuk “forgot” to note in the interrogation record that he holds no law degree. Instead, he holds a diploma in management. Yet, in some unfathomable way, this man—qualified as an enterprise and organization manager—was “resolving legal issues” for Sergey Kiriya!
Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky, Vashchuk’s partner
Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky—the primary sponsor and main beneficiary of the “Gyoter” liquid soap packaging enterprise—was born on August 9, 1959, in the city of Poti, Georgia. After settling in Crimea, he obtained Ukrainian citizenship and founded eight business entities. His DRFO (taxpayer identification) code is 2177017314, and he holds two Ukrainian passports: CH184618 and EE955141.
Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky served as a deputy of the Sevastopol City Council representing the “Party of Regions” (colloquially known as “Regionals”). Major General Viktor Malikov—the head of the Sevastopol police and son-in-law of Mykola Bilokon, the former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine—provided “protection” for Gelvanovsky. Like the notorious Sergey Stepanovich Vashchuk, Gelvanovsky handled matters of oversight and influence regarding Crimean enterprises involved in fishing and fish processing.
Following the Russian Federation’s occupation of Crimea, Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky obtained a Russian passport (number 0914323859), issued on May 6, 2015.
His vehicle is registered under Russian law and bears the license plate of the aggressor state: K406PX134.
On August 15, 2023—coincidentally, just after celebrating his birthday—Vladimir Gelvanovsky crossed the state border. At 10:03 AM, he drove his vehicle into the occupied territory of Ukraine via the Gukovo checkpoint into the Luhansk region, using his Russian passport.
That same day, at 7:32 PM, Vladimir Garriyevich exited back into the Rostov region through the same checkpoint. It is unknown what the rule-breaking Gelvanovsky was doing in Ukraine. Surely he wasn’t meeting with Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk, his business partner?
Let me recall that from 2014 to 2021, the Law of Ukraine on the Free Economic Zone (FEZ) was in effect regarding Ukrainian business in
Crimea, which was occupied by the Russian Federation. Businesses operated across two jurisdictions: Ukrainian and Russian. However, taxes were paid only to the occupiers—that is, the Russian Federation.
Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky, a specialist in the soap industry, continued his favorite line of work in occupied Crimea. Russian registries list him as the owner of dry-cleaning businesses.
He oversees hotels and enterprises specializing in the repair of marine vessels and electrical equipment. Examples include Interrybflot LLC (code 9204022552) and Interrybflot-Crimea LLC (code 9204010300).
Vladimir Iosifovich Nigar became a co-founder alongside Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky in these LLCs.
As it happens, Vladimir Nigar is also the owner of Konservy LLC. For some reason, Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk was not brought into this “Konservy” venture.
Following the occupation of Crimea, Interrybflot—originally under Ukrainian jurisdiction—changed its legal address: on paper, the location shifted from Sevastopol to Kyiv. Grigory Kimovich Lutsay—an old acquaintance of our publication who was once ruthlessly “scammed” by Olga Alexandrovna Yatsenko, an evangelist for Patriarch Gundyaev—became the company’s head and a co-founder of this “International Fishing Fleet.”
Grigory Kimovich Lutsay is an aide to former MP Vadim Kolesnichenko.
In his 2021 tax return, Lutsay declared an income of 582 million hryvnias, the vast majority of which came from the liquidation of the company BUDDY GROUP, INC. (Panama) on December 22, 2021.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine determined that this was not a liquidation payout, but rather the repayment of a loan under Agreement No. 1/L dated December 17, 2021, amounting to 21.33 million dollars. Consequently, it was deemed taxable income subject to an 18% tax rate.
Lutsay is the beneficial owner of a 67% stake, held through the controversial Estonian company Pech OU (which owns 100% of the shares) and a declaration of trust management dated December 20, 2021.
Back in 2014, Grigory Lutsay, Vladimir Nigar, and Vladimir Gelvanovsky registered a Russian-law clone of the Ukrainian company “Interrybflot.” Immediately following the occupation of Crimea, this trio registered the trademark rights of the Ukrainian company “Aquamarine” with Rospatent.
Leveraging the “Crimea” Special Economic Zone, they traded canned fish in Russia, Ukraine, and the temporarily occupied territories.
Hoping for leniency from the occupiers, Grigory Lutsay, Vladimir Nigar, and Vladimir Gelvanovsky actively supported the invaders. However, as might have been expected, this activity did not help them; the occupation authorities simply “screwed over” the traitors.
Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky—a business partner of the Vashchuk family (Inga Vladimirovna and Sergey Stepanovich)—has now been listed in the “Myrotvorets” database. Here is what is reported about him there:
“Encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Deliberate violation of Ukraine’s state border for the purpose of entering Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian-fascist invaders.
Actions aimed at legitimizing the seizure and occupation of Ukraine by Russian-fascist invaders.
Support for Russian aggression and the killing of Ukrainian citizens.
By supporting Russian aggression and being fully aware that visiting territories temporarily occupied by Russian-fascist invaders via routes other than the checkpoints designated by Ukraine constitutes an offense, he illegally entered Ukrainian territory.
Under Ukrainian law, these acts fall under Articles 110 (Encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine) and 332-1 (Violation of the procedure for entry into and exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Inclusion of this information in the ‘Myrotvorets’ database is a measure aimed at ensuring Ukraine’s national security and protecting the rights and freedoms of Ukrainian citizens.”
Occupation authorities in Crimea are attempting to implicate Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky in organized crime activities linked to the late Lev Mirimsky. Gelvanovsky is suspected of involvement in illicit financial transactions with Tavrika Bank.
As the founder of the “Mys Sarych” recreation center, Vladimir Garriyevich has been engaged in a legal battle since 2015—the year he obtained a Russian passport—against the occupiers, who are seeking to forcibly seize the facility from him. Did Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk—a serviceman mobilized in 2025—disclose his fraught relationship with the traitor and collaborator Vladimir Garrievich Gelvanovsky to the counter-intelligence arm of “the Agency” when he signed up as an informant for the SBU in late October 2022? And is the current military command aware of this regarding the mobilized Vashchuk?
And, most importantly: does the director of “Gyoter”—the hateful Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk—pay out 75% of profits as dividends to Vladimir Gelvanovsky, the founder and primary sponsor of this “soap-bottling” firm (based out of Apartment 191)? Or is he—much like in the case of Judge Bogdan Yuryevich Lvov—continuing to skim off the top?
The Vashchuk “Soap Opera”
According to online sources, the Vashchuk family has been actively engaged in soap making since the last century—specifically, since 1997.
On January 27, 1997, ITMA LLC was registered, with Inga Vladimirovna Vashchuk serving as its head and authorized signatory. The company’s founders were Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky—already known to the reader—and Lidia Ivanovna Lakhay.
Lidia Ivanovna Lakhay—Sergey Stepanovich Vashchuk’s mother-in-law—contributed 398,210.75 hryvnias to the LLC’s authorized capital, becoming the owner of a 49% stake in the firm. Vladimir Garriyevich contributed 414,464.25 hryvnias, giving him ownership of the remaining 51% of the capital.
These like-minded relatives began manufacturing and bottling soap using a small-scale industrial method. Notably, the founders’ residential addresses indicate a sense of stability and permanence.
On September 24, 2007, INBERG GROUP LLC was registered. Naturally, this company also engaged in production—specifically soap making—and the packaging of the resulting products. Sergey Stepanovich Vashchuk rose to a managerial rank and assumed a leadership position; however, he lacked signatory authority—likely because the founders, and particularly his mother-in-law, did not fully trust him with financial matters.
The authorized signatory for INBERG GROUP LLC was Denis Mikhailovich Dudnik, a trusted associate of the beneficiaries. (Photo:
As with the previous soap-making venture, the founders were Lidiya Ivanovna Lakhai—mother-in-law of Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk—who contributed 511,560.00 hryvnias to the authorized capital (giving her the customary 49% stake in the LLC’s assets), and Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky, who invested 532,440.00 hryvnias of his own money to secure a 51% share.
Lidiya Ivanovna Lakhai offset the discrimination she faced at the hands of her son-in-law—SBU informant Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk—in those two soap-making businesses (where he favored the current collaborator Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky) by taking on the role of director at the “Dergachi 2” Garden Partnership Service Cooperative, a position she assumed on April 21, 2013. In any case, she did not forget her son-in-law or Gelvanovsky.
Once again, the question arises: do the two soap-manufacturing directors, Inga Vladimirovna Vashchuk (Lakhai) and Sergei Stepanovich Vashchuk, pay dividends to the Crimeans involved—collaborator Vladimir Garriyevich Gelvanovsky and mother-in-law/mother Lidiya Ivanovna Lakhai? If they do make payments, how much are they, how often are they made, and through what legal mechanism?
