On May 10, 2022, the corporate rights in the form of authorized capital, vehicles, as well as bank accounts with cash on them of the company "BZT-Ukraine" were seized.

All seized property of the Belarusian-Ukrainian company was transferred to the management of a special structure for the management of assets obtained from corruption and other crimes (ARMA).

This became known only now, when the representative of the company appealed to the court to cancel the seizure of the bank accounts.

The company argued its petition with the need to pay taxes, a single insurance contribution, employee salaries, utility payments, alimony, as well as security and fire safety services.

The court refused to cancel the arrest.

As far as it is possible to understand from the court decision, the Security Service of Ukraine opened a case under part 1 of article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - deliberate actions aimed at helping the aggressor state, armed formations of the occupation administrations, committed by a citizen of Ukraine, a foreigner or a stateless person with the aim of harming Ukraine.

These actions are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 10 to 12 years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for 10 to 15 years with or without confiscation.

What is known about the company

"BZT-Ukraine" is a subsidiary of the under-sanctioned Belarusian enterprise "Belazamezhgandal".

In Belarus, it was created in 2014 by the Presidential Administration, the "daughter" in Ukraine started working in January 2017.

This company has a wide sphere of activity.

Oil products are not the only sphere of her interests.

It also trades in spare parts for automobile transport, grain, vegetables, household appliances, wood, construction materials, chemical products, and so on.

In 2020, the company received 8.6 million hryvnias in net profit (less than 0.5 million dollars equivalent), and its assets are measured at 127.1 million hryvnias (equivalent to 4.5 million dollars).

There is no information on the financial activity of the company in 2021.

In its statutory documents, the company removed the parent company "Belazamezhgandal" from the beneficial owners, but it remained among the founders.

The company "BZT-Ukraine" was headed by Alexander Komarov.

In 2019, the company was recognized as the industry leader of the year in Ukraine.