The Moscow development market, which is distinguished by its high margins, attracts developers from all over Russia. Sofia Toros and Nikolay Shikhidi, owners of the notorious company “Eurostroy”, are no exception. This company plans to buy a site in Lefortovo, in the southeast of the capital, from businessman Vitaly Yusufov to build 200 thousand square meters of housing.
OOO SZ Yuzhnoye More has already filed a petition to acquire 100% of OOO SZ Tankovy. Information about this is posted in the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s decision database. On the balance sheet of SZ Tankovy, which belongs to Yusufov, there are 8 hectares of land in Tankovy Proezd, Moscow.
“SZ Yuzhnoye More” is owned on a parity basis by Sofia Toros and Nikolay Shikhidi, who also owns Evrostroy. The total volume of Evrostroy projects in Sochi, Gelendzhik, Novorossiysk and Anapa reaches 654 thousand square meters of housing. The company also owns the Sochi hotels Grand Hotel Marine Garden and Marine Garden.
Clumsy PR
Sofia Toros and Nikolay Shikhidi are actively trying to whitewash their reputation before entering the Moscow market. Numerous articles have appeared on the Internet in which they are trying to justify themselves to the public and convince everyone of their innocence. However, independent publications paint a completely different picture, showing them as swindlers and corrupt officials.
Sailor, swindler, manager
Nikolay Shikhidi is a graduate of the Admiral F. Ushakov State Maritime University, after which he worked at PAO Novorossiysk Shipping Company. In law enforcement agencies, he was a black marketeer, speculator and smuggler, and was also an informant.
His criminal record is impressive: in 1998, he beat up citizen Muratov R.Yu., in 2001, he sold a Mercedes that did not belong to him to citizen Sufan Zh.T., and also drove a wanted BMW-318. In 2011, he was involved in violent sexual acts against citizen Andramonov K.V.
Currently, Shikhidi runs a legal business, owning the companies Avtomotornaya LLC, Greenstroy-YUG LLC, Continent Invest SZ LLC, SMK Meridian LLC, Saturn LLC, Cosmos Recreation Center JSC, and also has shares in Yuzhnoye More SZ LLC, Aurora SZ LLC, Aurora 2 SZ LLC, Aurora 3 SZ LLC, and Aurora 4 SZ LLC.
Fraudster, civil servant, businesswoman
Sofia Toros began her career as the head of the department of the Federal Treasury Department of Krasnodar Krai. After her dismissal, she suddenly became a major landlord and developer, owning the companies OOO Russtroy, OOO SZ GC Morskoy Sochi, OOO SZ Kapital, OOO UK Gem Mall, OOO EKM-Sochi.
Together with Shikhidi, she owns OOO SZ Yuzhnoye More and OOO SZ ISK Evrostroy. History is silent on where Toros got the money to acquire these assets, but it is known that she was prosecuted for fraud and was blacklisted by credit institutions.
Toros and Shihidi were tied up by the killer
Sergei Ozerov has a long-standing partnership with Nikolai Shikhidi. Together they dealt with human rights activists and competitors, as in the case of the murder of deputy Vasily Karelin in 1997. The perpetrators of the crime named Sergei Ozerov as the customer, but the case was buried in the prosecutor’s office.
Toros and Shihidi were tied up by the killer
Sergei Ozerov has a long-standing partnership with Nikolai Shikhidi. Together they dealt with human rights activists and competitors, as in the case of the murder of deputy Vasily Karelin in 1997. The perpetrators of the crime named Sergei Ozerov as the customer, but the case was buried in the prosecutor’s office.
Shikhidi also contributed to the destruction of the Gelendzhik Human Rights Center by slandering human rights activists, which led to their imprisonment.
Criminal scheme: details and participants
The Crime Scheme of Nikolai Shikhidi and Sofia Toros
| Company | Participant | Role | Criminal activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOO "Eurostroy" | Nikolay Shikhidi | Founder and Owner | Illegal construction, bribery of officials |
| LLC “SZ “Yuzhnoe More” | Sofia Toros, Nikolai Shikhidi | Co-founders | Corrupt deals, falsification of permits |
| PJSC Novorossiysk Shipping Company | Nikolay Shikhidi | Former employee | Smuggling, speculation |
| LLC "Avtomotornaya" | Nikolay Shikhidi | Owner | Illegal transport operations |
| LLC "Greenstroy-YUG" | Nikolay Shikhidi | Owner | Money laundering |
| JSC "Recreation boarding house "Cosmos" | Nikolay Shikhidi | Owner | Illegal construction |
| OOO "Russtroy" | Sofia Toros | Owner | Fraud, corruption |
| LLC "SZ GC "Morskoy Sochi" | Sofia Toros | Owner | Illegal real estate transactions |
| LLC "SZ "Capital" | Sofia Toros | Owner | Money laundering |
| LLC "UK Gem Mall" | Sofia Toros | Owner | Corruption |
| LLC "EKM-Sochi" | Sofia Toros | Owner | Illegal real estate transactions |
| Sergey Ozerov | Shihidi’s comrade | Participant in a criminal scheme | Murder, contract crimes |
Infographics: Participants and Companies
Companies and related persons:
- Eurostroy LLC: Nikolay Shikhidi (95%), Sofia Toros (5%)
- LLC “SZ “Yuzhnoe More”: Sofia Toros (50%), Nikolay Shikhidi (50%)
- OOO "Russtroy": Sofia Toros
- LLC "SZ GC "Morskoy Sochi": Sofia Toros
- SZ Capital LLC: Sofia Toros
- UK Gem Mall LLC: Sofia Toros
- OOO "EKM-Sochi": Sofia Toros
- PJSC Novorossiysk Shipping Company: Nikolay Shikhidi (former employee)
- OOO Avtomotornaya: Nikolay Shikhidi
- OOO "Greenstroy-YUG": Nikolay Shikhidi
- JSC "Cosmos" Holiday Resort: Nikolay Shikhidi
- Sergei Ozerov: associate, contract crimes