NACP puts Auсhan on list of international sponsors of war

The National Agency on Corruption Prevention of Ukraine (NACP) put Auchan French retail group on the list of international sponsors of war.

“The reason is that during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company refused to boycott the terrorist state and did not close its business in the Russian Federation,” NACP posted on Telegram.

Thanks to the journalistic investigations by The Insider, Le Monde, and Bellingcat, it became known that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian subsidiary of French Auchan supplied goods to the Russian military in the captured Ukrainian territories. The company supplied goods under the guise of "humanitarian aid" and also helped to carry out mobilization measures in the Russian Federation.

"For Auchan, Russia is the second most important market after France. Only in 2020, the Russian Auchan paid $167 million to the Russian budget. According to journalists' calculations, this is equal to the cost of 15 Su-25 aircraft, 42 tanks, 222 Kalibr missiles, or 477,000 AK-74 assault rifles. We cannot allow Russia to continue receiving these funds, which are then used to kill Ukrainians. We want companies to be ashamed of cooperating with murderers. The institute of reputation must work, that's why we put Auchan on the list of international sponsors of war," stated Head of the NACP Oleksandr Novikov.

As reported, a joint investigation by The Insider, Le Monde, and Bellingcat was published in February. It says that the Russian subsidiary of Auchan supplied goods to the Russian military under the guise of humanitarian aid. The company also helped military enlistment offices to recruit the mobilized in Russia.