The 'Motor Sich' Phenomenon (14307794): How Bohuslayev's Feudal Enclave in Zaporizhzhia Survived Nationalization via an Active RF Defense JV (13616412), a UAE Hub (38146389), Ratko's >UAH 430M Offshore Laundry, VRU Defense Committee Links (43779663), and the 'Nova Polityka' Party Trade Union (20507020)
The 'Motor Sich' Phenomenon (14307794): How Bohuslayev's Feudal Enclave in Zaporizhzhia Survived Nationalization via an Active RF Defense JV (13616412), a UAE Hub (38146389), a >UAH 430M Offshore Laundry, VRU Defense Committee Links (43779663), and the 'Nova Polityka' Party Trade Union (20507020)
> Verification Date: 2026-10-31
> Category: DEFENSE FEUDALISM, UKRAINIAN STATE REGISTRY FORENSICS & UNCLEARED ASSETS OF V. BOHUSLAYEV
> Primary Sources: Live Unified State Register of Ukraine (edr_live.sqlite, October 2026: EDRPOU 14307794, 13616412, 38146389, 38146242, 38461444, 30545888, 38191300, 30447506, 38191625, 37941557, 36193945, 31686361, 31154435, 30980610, 32977128, 43779663, 20508284, 20507020, 37301403, 36576691, 32372401, 33376150, 34539951, 25969995, 23286602, 34611194, 32875422, 35147285, 24518121, 34535784, 45572116), High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) Rulings of 18.04.2024 and HACC Appeals Chamber Rulings of 25.06.2024 / 23.01.2025, National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Board Decisions No. 48-rsh/BT of 19.02.2026 and No. 105-rsh of 11.04.2026.

PART I. WHY 'MOTOR SICH' (14307794) OPERATED AS AN EVEN DEEPER FEUDAL ENCLAVE THAN 'ZAPORIZHSTAL' (00191230)
Whereas at neighboring PJSC Zaporizhstal (00191230) Russian state development corporation VEB.RF (50% equity from 2010 to May 2023) operated behind Metinvest management, at JSC 'MOTOR SICH' (EDRPOU 14307794) Viacheslav Oleksandrovych Bohuslayev spent three decades building a self-contained feudal state-within-a-state in Zaporizhzhia's Shevchenkivskyi district (20,000+ employees and their families), directly integrated into the Russian military-industrial complex:
- Cradle-to-Grave Corporate Dependency:
- Payroll and loans — inside pocket bank
JSC MOTOR-BANK(35345213); - Insurance — inside pocket insurer
ALC IC MOTOR-GARANT(31154435); - Healthcare — inside
LLC CLINIC MOTOR-SICH(31507969); - Retail and food supply — through factory stores and agro-firms (
LLC NOVA KHORTYTSIA30545888,FG RUSYCHI33376150); - Sports and recreation — the Yunist Palace of Sports,
SPORTS CLUB MOTOR SICH(20508284), and resort bases (LLC RECREATION38191541); - Information bubble — factory broadcaster
TRK Alex(23286602/31036723) andLLC MEDIA-PARTNER(32875422); - Political machine — Bohuslayev's pocket pro-Russian party
Nova Polityka(21693906, Zaporizhzhia regional/city branches37301403and36576691); - Street-level security enforcement — factory paramilitary formation
PUBLIC ORDER PROTECTION FORMATION AT OJSC MOTOR SICH(34534838) headed by plant security chief Olimpii Pokatov.
- Existential Revenue Tether to Russia's War Machine:
- Over 70–80% of high-margin revenues derived for decades from the Russian Ministry of Defense and
Russian Helicopters/UEC(VK-2500andTV3-117VMA-SBM1Vturboshaft engines for RussianKa-52Alligator,Mi-28NNight Hunter attack helicopters, andMi-8/Mi-17military transport helicopters). - Even after 2014, engine deliveries to the Russian Armed Forces continued via Moscow intermediary
CJSC Borysfen(run by Moscow representative office chief Petro Ivanovych Kononenko), Emirati hubMotor Sich Middle East FZE, and Bosnian/Croatian/Chinese intermediaries.
PART II. WHAT THE STATE CONFISCATED IN 2022–2026 (NATIONALIZATION, HACC & NBU)
- November 2022 (
EDRPOU 14307794): Following Bohuslayev's arrest by the SBU (22.10.2022) under Arts. 111-1 and 113 CCU,JSC MOTOR SICH(14307794,RECORD 166144) was nationalized (100%founder in live EDR:STATE PROPERTY FUND OF UKRAINE00032945, authorized capitalUAH 805,068,450.00, CEO: Mykola Oleksandrovych Kavitskyi). - April 2024 – January 2025 (HACC Asset Forfeiture): HACC (
18.04.2024) and the HACC Appeals Chamber (25.06.2024/23.01.2025) confiscated 100% ofJSC MOTOR-BANK(35345213),90.1%ofLLC VINNYTSIA AVIATION PLANT(01128297), and stakes inALC IC Motor-Garant(31154435). - February – April 2026 (NBU Liquidation of
JSC MOTOR-BANK35345213): By NBU Board Decision No. 48-rsh/BT of19.02.2026,JSC Motor-Bank(35345213) was declared insolvent, and by Decision No. 105-rsh of11.04.2026its banking license was revoked and liquidation initiated. - April – May 2025 (Monaco Arrest of Son Oleksandr Bohuslayev): A joint SBU / Prosecutor General's Office / French-Monégasque task force arrested Oleksandr Viacheslavovych Bohuslayev in Monaco under Art. 209(3) CCU (laundering over $650 million in siphoned Motor Sich assets across French and Monégasque real estate and offshores).
PART III. SIX UNCLEARED CORPORATE NODES IN UKRAINE'S LIVE EDR AS OF OCTOBER 2026
Direct forensic audit of Ukraine's live Unified State Register (edr_live.sqlite, October 2026) exposes six active corporate clusters still operating inside Ukrainian jurisdiction in the fifth year of full-scale war:
| # | EDRPOU & Record ID | Entity Name & Capital | Live EDR Founders / UBOs / Signers (October 2026) | Counterintelligence & Sanctions Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13616412 (RECORD 162745) | JSRP 'YUPITER' (Zaporizhzhia, active since 19.03.1992) | Founders: CJSC 'ENGINES VLADIMIR KLIMOV - MOTOR SICH' (residency: Russian Federation) + PJSC 'MOTOR SICH' (14307794). Director: Oleh Heorhiiovych Zakharov | Active joint venture between now-state-owned JSC Motor Sich and a Moscow aviation-engine enterprise directly in Ukraine's live registry |
| 2 | 38146389 (RECORD 10438442) | LLC 'MOTOR SICH HELICOPTERS' (UAH 100,000,000.00) | 45% (UAH 45M) MOTOR SICH MIDDLE EAST (FZE) (UAE) + 45% (UAH 45M) LLC GRANUM-BUSINESS (37941557, S. H. Ratko) + 10% (UAH 10M) PJSC MOTOR SICH (14307794). Director: V. V. Zinoviev | Active UAH 100M Zaporizhzhia helicopter hub co-owned by the UAE sanctions-bypass vehicle and Ratko's offshore network |
| 3 | 38146242, 38461444, 30545888 (RECORD 10432185, 10674077, 171068) | S. H. Ratko's Offshore Laundry (>UAH 430M): LLC Granum-Elit (UAH 235M), LLC Viking Zaporizhzhia (UAH 100M), LLC Nova Khortytsia (UAH 77.35M) | Offshores ALDON BUSINESS INC. (Panama) & DUNKAN PROMOTIONS LTD (BVI); Polish nominees Rafal Jacek Bielecki & Jerzy Nyczaj; ALC IC Motor-Garant (31154435, UBO V. Bohuslayev 62.69%). Director: Serhii Heorhiiovych Ratko | Direct link proven in LLC Zolota Aistra (31686361) and LLC Nova Khortytsia (30545888), where Bohuslayev and both offshores co-own equity directly |
| 4 | 43779663 (RECORD 13090113) | LLC 'MSB HELICOPTERS' (UAH 1,000,000.00, reg. 31.08.2020) | 100% Founder & UBO: Viacheslav Oleksandrovych Bohuslayev. Active Director: Pavlo Oleksandrovych Kasai | Director Pavlo Kasai is the brother of VRU Defense Committee MP Hennadii Kasai (former head of SC Motor Sich 20508284), whose nephew O. Kasai figured in the 2023 MoD jacket-procurement scandal (Vector Avia) |
| 5 | 20507020 (RECORD 3499469) | PRIMARY TRADE UNION OF PJSC 'MOTOR SICH' | Chairman since 15.09.2023 (post-nationalization!): Serhii Leonidovych Lotsman | In live EDR (2026), S. L. Lotsman simultaneously heads the Zaporizhzhia Regional (37301403) and City (36576691) branches of Bohuslayev's pro-Russian party Nova Polityka (21693906) |
| 6 | 31154435 (RECORD 162779) & 33376150 (RECORD 166672) | ALC 'IC MOTOR-GARANT' (UAH 12.31M) + FG 'RUSYCHI' (UAH 17.52M) + LLC 'TRK ALEX' (23286602) | 31154435: Founders V. Bohuslayev (83.6%) & son O. Bohuslayev (UAH 1.22M, also in 31549129 UAH 21.7M); 33376150: 97.05% UBO P. I. Kononenko (Moscow CJSC Borysfen); 23286602: transferred to Y. O. Vindiusheva (partner of security chief O. Pokatov's family in LLC Akvatis 34611194, UAH 14.25M) | Unremoved UBO registrations of V. Bohuslayev, his Monaco-arrested son O. Bohuslayev, and Moscow engine-supply chief P. Kononenko across active Ukrainian companies |