Viktor Nikolaevich Fedorov is a well-known businessman, director of the Kyiv electron-beam metallurgy plant "Fiko". The kidnapping and murder of a patron of the capital became one of the most discussed events of 2009.
Biography of Viktor Fedorov
The future tycoon was born on April 3, 1962 in the village of Romeyki, located in the Rivne region. After graduating from high school with honors, he entered the accounting department at an agricultural technical school. Twice the guy unsuccessfully tried to become a student at Kyiv University. The third attempt was successful, and Viktor Fedorov began his studies at the law faculty of the capital's university.
As a student, the guy really wanted to go to the military, but the main obstacle to the fulfillment of his desire was his own growth. According to the law, the minimum height of a man, at which he has the right to serve in the army, is 153 cm. Victor was only two centimeters short of achieving his dream. The guy showed extraordinary perseverance. For four whole years, Fedorov went in for sports and all kinds of exercises in order to grow up a little.
According to the businessman himself, hislifestyle was not exemplary. He abused alcohol, tried drugs, tried several times to commit suicide. Fedorov could not put his affairs in order for a long time. His personal relationships also did not work out. Faith saved the businessman. In 2001, he became interested in religion. Christianity gradually pushed all the bad thoughts out of his head.
Activity of Viktor Fedorov
The businessman served as general director of a very large Ukrainian plant "Fico", specializing in high-tech titanium processing. The main type of production of the enterprise is the smelting of titanium ingots by the electron-beam method. Fedorov was the owner of a solid block of shares (99%).
Viktor Fedorov was glorified by charity. The businessman provided all kinds of support to orphans and widows in all Ukrainian regions, and also organized the construction of churches and houses of prayer. Viktor Nikolaevich regularly took part in various charitable projects. For several years he actively preached Christianity.
Kidnapping
Late on March 25, 2009, Viktor Fedorov drove his car out of the parking lot near his company's office. He was returning home from work. At that time, the businessman lived in the village of Kryukovshchina. At about 10 pm, Fyodorova's sister saw her brother's car with a running engine and open doors not far from the house. The girl tried to call Victor, but his phone was in the car. The sister immediately informedthe police. A criminal case was opened on the fact of the kidnapping.
Just two days after Fedorov's abduction, another event related to the Fiko company took place. An attack was made on the chief accountant and co-owner of the enterprise, Valentina Shapoval. It happened on the morning of March 27 on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard, along which the woman went to work. An ambulance took Valentina to the clinic in serious condition - numerous injuries were visible all over the woman's body. Against the fact of the attempt on life, a criminal case was opened.
Raider takeover of the enterprise
Further events unfolded very quickly. On April 5, 2009, an attempt was made to seize the Fiko company, which was headed by Viktor Fedorov. On this day, a certain person contacted the director of the Anti-Raider Union and said that he represented the new management of the company and could not get into the enterprise. Then it turned out that on March 4, the owner of the plant was officially changed in the state register. According to the documents, the unknown Maxim Viktorovich Rizunov became the new head of the company. The media published copies of the protocols, which were signed by the chief accountant of the company, Valentina Shapoval, and the general director, Viktor Fedorov. Later it turned out that the papers were fake.
On April 5, more than forty armed men with two employees of a legal agency called "Guarantee" broke into the enterprise. There was an attemptraider takeover. The bandits broke into safes, packed computers and most of the documentation. During the attack, one of the company's guards was seriously injured. The plant workers managed to call law enforcement officials, who arrested all the participants in the raider attack, confiscating their weapons.
Murder of the director
On April 29, in Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky, the body of the former head of the Fiko company, Viktor Nikolayevich Fedorov, was found at the bottom of the lake. The corpse was wrapped in a tourist bag, and a 32-kilogram weight was tied to the man's legs. There was no doubt that this was a patron of the capital. After all, Fedorov's feature was a very small height - 153 cm, and the fingers on his hands were twisted, which is typical for arthritis, which the businessman suffered for many years. The patron's funeral took place in his homeland on May 2, 2009.
Motives for the murder of Viktor Fedorov are obvious: one of the criminal gangs has its eye on the successful business of the tycoon, the value of which was estimated by experts at more than 10 million dollars. Later it turned out that Victor was offered to sign papers on donating the company to an unknown person, but the philanthropist refused. This did not affect his future fate in any way. The group planned its activities quite clearly and was not going to retreat. It is known that the dark affairs of the organization were covered by a high-ranking official.
Murder case
In the Goloseevsky metropolitan court to lawyer Alexander Kantsedailo, who not so long ago became famous for defeatingViktor Yanukovych, was sentenced in the case of the murder of Viktor Fedorov. The trial lasted for 5 years. Finally, the lawyer's guilt was proven. Kantsedailo and his accomplice Leonid Kocharyan were sentenced to 13 years in prison. Despite the ruling, there were still many questions in the murder case.
It is noteworthy that Alexander Nechaev, who, as it turned out, works for Dmitry Firtash, began to manage the Fiko holding. Thanks to the investigation of journalists, it was discovered that Yevgeny Burlyka, who ordered the murder of Fedorov, was trying to seize the plant. However, he did this not at all for himself, but to transfer the enterprise to Dmitry Firtash, the owner of RosUkrEnergo. Kantsedailo, sentenced to 13 years, turned out to be just a pawn in a large-scale, cruel game of high-ranking officials.
