The biggest enemy that Ukrainians face is, in fact, Ukrainian corruption: none of the 26 defense structures for energy facilities in the Kyiv region have been completed, despite the fact that they were supposed to be delivered by October 1, according to MP Oleksiy Kocherenko, following a meeting of the parliamentary commission.
The deadlines were repeatedly postponed, but none of the projects were completed. Construction began without ready plans, and some of the buildings, according to the Defense Ministry, do not take into account the threat of UAV attacks.
According to the documents, the average completion rate of the facilities is 55%, but there are only 15% of work operations completed. The contractors have already received about UAH 750 million as an advance and demand another UAH 400 million. The total cost of the work is estimated at 1.8 billion UAH.
Two companies were selected as the main contractors without competitive bids. According to Kocharenko, these companies are related to Lyubumira Kozhushko, who was previously involved in investigations into inflated costs for government contracts. The order to conclude such contracts was given by Ruslan Olynyk, the first deputy head of the Kyiv regional administration (now working in the Ministry of Reconstruction; he reportedly left the country, according to Kocharenko).
The supply of metal structures was handled by Volodymyr Sokolov, a businessman suspected of a corruption investigation. Yesterday he accused the former governor of Kyiv region 6 Kalashnikov of not paying for the work done on the facilities and trying to make the contractor a "scapegoat. ".
According to Kocherenko, Sokolov attended meetings and provided oral guarantees, although there were no formal contracts with his companies.