HACC Appeals Chamber lifts seizure of assets of Zaporizhia, Nikopol ferroalloy plants, Pokrov Mining of Privat group – media

On August 18, 2025, the Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) partially granted a motion by representatives of JSC Zaporizhia Ferroalloy Plant (ZFP), JSC Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NFP), JSC Pokrov Mining and Processing Plant (Pokrov Mining), and suspect Ihor Kolomoisky to cancel the seizure of property.

According to the "HACC Decided" platform, created by Transparency International Ukraine within the ENGAGE Activity, the panel of judges overturned rulings from July 14 and 16, 2025 that had imposed the seizure, and issued new rulings denying the detective's motion. At the same time, while the seizure was lifted from the property, stakes in corporate rights remain under seizure.

Specifically, this concerns 10.29% of ZFP corporate rights (24.45 million shares and 10.29% ownership of the company's assets), 24.75% of NFP (384.6 million shares and 24.75% ownership), and 24.28% of Pokrov Mining (178.7 million shares).

The seizure had been imposed in view of potential future confiscation. The prosecutor argued that, according to the register, these stakes are indirectly owned by Kolomoisky.

Representatives of ZFP and NFP maintained that at the time of the seizure, Kolomoisky was no longer listed among beneficiaries, and that changes in the ownership structure became known on July 15. Representatives of Pokrov Mining said the enterprise is not a party to the criminal proceedings.

The prosecutor objected, noting that registry data confirm the ownership of the corporate rights. He asked that the seizure on the property remain in place so that the charter capital would not be merely "paper" property but would actually safeguard the assets.

As reported, former PrivatBank owner Kolomoisky is suspected of misappropriating UAH 9.2 billion from the bank with accomplices under the guise of "rehabilitating" the financial institution.