Bureau of Economic Security launches investigation into Ze-blogger Zolkin over tax evasion and money laundering. DOCUMENT
Bureau of Economic Security (BEB) is investigating possible violations related to tax evasion and the legalization of income by Ze-blogger Volodymyr Zolkin.
This was reported to Censor.NET in response to an inquiry by Andrii Serheiev, deputy head of the department and head of the organizational support and archives division of the Department of Document Management and Control at the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine.
BEB goes after Zolkin
BEB detectives entered information into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations on indications of criminal offenses related to large-scale tax evasion and the legalization of criminally obtained income, based on a statement by MP (Yaroslav Zhelezniak - ed.note.)
A pre-trial investigation is currently underway. Zolkin has not been served with a notice of suspicion.
Background
Earlier, MP Zhelezniak reported that the interviewer Volodymyr Zolkin had been removed from military registration and was under the "protection" of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
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According to Zhelezniak, Zolkin earned about $100,000-150,000 on YouTube in 2025.
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Since 2023, he has purchased three cars, including a 2025 BMW X5.
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At the same time, the lawmaker says that from 2010 to 2025, he paid almost no taxes and did not declare his income.
Subsequently, Zheleznyak reported that Zolkin had been stripped of his exemption from mobilisation.
