How Prylutsky and Yakovlev continued running schemes through Ukrainian banks

Oleg Prylutsky and Dmytro Yakovlev, according to the Joker channel, continue their fraud despite past issues with Alpari Bank. After their activities at Alpari led to fines and licensing problems, they moved to MTB Bank, where they continued to plunder the country.

Dmytro Yakovlev, long linked to former head of Ukraine’s State Tax Service Viktor Klymenko, played a key role in the operations of Klymenko’s bank — Yunison Bank. 

Yakovlev, who held senior positions at this financial institution, acted in concert with Prylutsky, who occupied a seat on the supervisory board. A simple scheme involved using influential positions for unauthorised financial operations, ignoring legal requirements.

Alpari Bank, despite being licensed, found itself at the centre of a scandal, and the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) imposed a fine of 2 million hryvnia on institutions linked to the activities of Yakovlev and Prylutsky. 

Meanwhile, sources report that Yakovlev continues to maintain ties with Viktor Klymenko, who provided him with significant financial opportunities, including assistance in cashing out funds, possibly not only from official sources.

In addition, Yakovlev, known in certain circles as “Dima-otkat” (Dima-kickback) and “Dima-obnal” (Dima-cash-out), actively visits Russia and occupied Crimea, where he frequently holds reporting meetings, while his entire family also resides in the Russian Federation. This strengthens suspicions regarding his role in larger-scale financial schemes.

According to NBU data, in 2019 Alpari Bank ranked third in losses among Ukrainian banks, losing 18.435 million hryvnia, which confirms the inefficiency and criminal elements in the management of the bank linked to these figures.