 There is no information about Yakymenko ever receiving citizenship of Ukraine.In 1998-99 he worked for a militarized security of the Donetsk State Aviation Company "Donetsk – SAU" (SAU is an abbreviation for Eastern Aviation Lines).In his official biography Yakymenko claims that he worked in the Security Service of Ukraine in 1999 to 2007 in leading positions, yet does not disclose in what exactly and without any details.