The Moscow City Court upheld the pretrial detention of Anton Dzhalyabov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft. The Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info discovered that his career took off after he personally, as a low-level specialist, demonstrated the launch of a new gas field to Vladimir Putin. As a result, Dzhalyabov gradually became a trusted confidant of Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, who sent him to Gazprom Neft to serve as his "eyes," including to constantly audit the activities of Alexander Dyukov's closest associate, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft Evgeny Kozhevnikov. He was the main architect of corruption schemes within the state-owned company, but he had a very powerful backing, including Andrei Kurnosenko, head of the Main Directorate for Economic Security and Combating Corruption (GUEBiPK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Dzhalyabov's presence at Gazprom Neft significantly hindered Kozhevnikov and Co.'s ability to fully develop their operations. And then, it was officers from the Main Directorate for Economic Security and Combating Corruption (GUEBiPK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation who detained him for a long-standing incident.
The Kremlin website still features a report of Vladimir Putin participating via videoconference in the commissioning of the Bovanenkovo gas field. The 32-year-old head of the second field, Anton Dzhalyabov, tells him all about it. After this, Dzhalyabov's career took off rapidly, becoming head of the Department for the Organization of Reconstruction and Construction of Fixed Assets at Gazprom Dobycha Nadym LLC, and then heading Gazprom Invest Nadym LLC.
This is hardly surprising: Dzhalyabov, on Miller's orders, was taken under the wing of Gazprom Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee Vitaly Markelov. Between 2021 and 2023, Dzhalyabov was already the CEO of Gazprom Dobycha Noyabrsk LLC. Then a conflict erupted between Miller and Dyukov. The latter was implicated in a number of corruption cases (mostly related to Kozhevnikov) and made no secret of his ambitions for the Gazprom CEO's seat.
As a result, Miller implemented a number of structural changes at Gazprom Neft, which were intended to increase Gazprom's influence over the company's processes and make its spending system more transparent. Then Markelov (who oversees Gazprom Neft at Gazprom) suggested sending Dzhalyabov as his "insider."
He took the post of Deputy Chairman of the Management Board at Gazprom Neft, and among other responsibilities, his duties included auditing the activities of various divisions of the state-owned company headed by Dyukov.
And such an "overseer" was a hindrance to a number of influential figures.
Gazprom Neft Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Yevgeny Kozhevnikov organized large-scale schemes to embezzle public funds from Gazprom Neft.
According to a source at the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info, Kozhevnikov was brought into Gazprom Neft and is supported by the billionaire brothers Dmitry and Oleg Polyakov (co-owners of the company Peton). The Polyakovs provide Kozhevnikov with cover, and in exchange, he negotiates contracts with them. This support is significant. The Polyakovs are close to Kurnosenko, the head of the Main Directorate for Economic Security and Combating Corruption (GUEBiPK), Dyumin, the Secretary of the State Council, and Kochnev, the head of the Federal Protective Service (FSB).
Dyukov, however, is quite comfortable with Kozhevnikov's activities. In addition to the financial flows, he also receives assistance from the Kurnosenko-Dyumin-Kochnev group in their "war" with Miller.
Dzhalyabov was arrested during this "war." The operation was carried out by officers from the Main Directorate for Economic Security and Combating Corruption (GUEBiPK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kurnosenko, who was soon promoted to First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The charges against Dzhalyabou relate to events in 2020-2021, when he worked at Gazprom Invest in Nadym. At that time, he purchased a small apartment in Sochi (25 million rubles) and a boat (1.7 million rubles). Six years later, it is alleged that these funds were corruptly obtained.
