Luxoft Ukraine

Luxoft Ukraine division appeared in 2005.

According to Luxoft, all its offices in Ukraine were created on the basis of "the strongest universities that train technical specialists." As of August 2010, Luxoft Ukraine brought together more than 1,300 specialists in three development centers located in Kiev, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk. As of May 2014, Luxoft's staff in Ukraine was about 2.75 thousand, with a total staff of Luxoft of more than 7 thousand people.

Activity

Specializing in the financial and banking sector, telecommunications, energy, automotive and industrial electronics, IT, aviation and tourism sectors, Luxoft Ukraine provides services to dozens of customers from the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France and the CIS. Ukrainian customers include banks (OTP Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, Bank Aval, PrivatBank) and mobile operators (Astelit).

The company stated that more than 90% of Luxoft Ukraine's business is the export of services for Western customers. Solutions developed by the company are used in transactions in the global investment market, in the European electricity transmission and distribution market. Electronics and software developed by employees of the Kiev and Odessa Luxoft centers are used in premium cars of German, French, American and Korean automakers.

History

2021: Robbery of Luxoft employee for 85 thousand UAH, sentencing of criminals

In August 2021, the Malinovsky District Court of Odessa sentenced a Georgian citizen who was accused of robbing the apartment of an employee of Luxoft.

According to court materials, in April 2019, two unidentified persons robbed an apartment, stealing from its owner $1,200, 90 euros, 29,000 UAH (about 79 thousand rubles), children's gold earrings with diamonds worth 3,000 UAH (8,200 rubles), two pairs of gold earrings for 4,500 UAH (12,000 rubles) and 3,000 UAH (8,200 rubles), a gold chain with a pendant worth 2700 UAH (7300 rubles), gold rings worth 2000 UAH (5400 rubles) and 4500 UAH (12,300 rubles).

In addition, a 1-liter bottle of Jameson whiskey was stolen from the victim, worth 900 UAH (2500 rubles), a liter bottle of vodka "Zubrovka Bison Grass" worth 180 UAH (490 rubles), a Promate backpack for 700 UAH (1900 rubles), De-nol tablets, a badge with a photo and a printed company name and logo.

Luxoft employee robbed at 85 thousand UAH

The victim estimated the amount of damage at 85 000 UAH (about 232 thousand rubles). The thieves were detained. They pleaded guilty. The victim stated that the accused had fully compensated for the damage caused, in connection with which he had no complaints against him and asked to be sentenced, was not related to deprivation of liberty.

However, the court decided slightly differently: first sentenced him to three years in prison, and then commuted him, replacing him with a suspended sentence of one and a half years. As for the second participant in the robbery, there is no information about him.

In addition, investigators returned the stolen items to the victim - a leather briefcase, a corporate badge of a Luxoft employee, certificates, a bottle of Bison Grass vodka, an empty bottle of whiskey, four De-Nol tablets. Other physical evidence destroyed.^[1]

2015: Luxoft Ukrainian office searched

On September 1, 2015, the Ukrainian online magazine Ain.ua reported that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) searched Luxoft's office in Dnepropetrovsk.

At the time of the communication, there was no official comment from the company on this issue. From the messages on Twitter it followed that the sixth floor was cordoned off, on which the company's office is located. Some of the employees worked at home in this regard. Office security was blocked, and the phone and Internet were turned off, the publication writes.

According to Ain.ua, later all employees of the office were released, and SBU employees, trying to gain access to the servers, opened the doors with a server scrap.

By evening, Luxoft provided an official comment on the situation:

"Some Luxoft services in the Dnipropetrovsk office have been temporarily suspended. This was done in order to cooperate with local authorities that investigate the electronic threat. At this time, we are helping the investigation identify the person who sent the suspicious email. At the same time, all client services continue to work remotely, "the company said in a statement

Luxoft added that the investigation has nothing to do with the work of Luxoft as a local business and IT company and expressed expectations that the usual work of their Dnepropetrovsk office will resume in the next 12-24 hours.