Police have raided the offices of London-listed player JKX Oil & Gas in Ukraine again as part of an investigation over allegations of underpaid taxes.

JKX is claiming the “unannounced search” on Tuesday at its subsidiary Poltava Petroleum Company (PPC) “is increasingly taking on the form of harassment”.

This latest raid follows previous searches at the Poltava offices of PPC on 14 June 2016 and 11 January 2017.

"As the scope of the investigation continues to broaden without any apparent reason, justification, outcome or conclusion, it is increasingly taking on the form of harassment rather than a legitimate investigation into PPC's business operations," JKX said. The group said it “strongly believes that these actions are unfounded”.

"PPC continues to co-operate with the enquiry, and has been providing all materials requested in the search warrants in full and in a timely manner," it added.

JKX and PPC maintain that “PPC is in full legal compliance with all relevant Ukrainian law and regulation”.

The National Police of Ukraine in Poltava have not released any statements related to the search. Authorities have previously also raided the homes of two senior JKX employees.

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JKX Ukraine unit raided by police again