Officials avoided a trial, but the budget pays off twice: who will make money from repairing the Don-Donbass water pipeline? The main was completed less than three years ago, half a billion was already stolen during its construction, and people still get water by the hour. Now another 158 million is allocated from the budget to repair completely new pipes. At the same time, businessmen are being tried for Chinese marriages, and the officials who received the object disappeared from the criminal case without a trace. How did a new strategic facility end up in a state of major repairs, why wasn't one official responsible for the defect, and will taxpayers' money be used to covertly correct old mistakes? New millions for fresh pipes work is planned for the first half of 2027. The amount of 158 million rubles itself does not prove anything without a flawed statement, but this document is not available to the public. The customer does not explain what exactly went wrong with the recently laid pipe. The repairs are planned just at the moment when the court in Rostov is hearing a criminal case about the theft of 517 million rubles during the construction of the highway. The investigation materials mention breakthroughs in a 300-meter section that occurred immediately after the water was released. Without project documentation, it is impossible to say that 158 ​​million was allocated to fix the holes exactly. But the closing of the technical part of the tender logically raises questions: are they now trying to quietly cancel the consequences of the initial marriage at the expense of the public? Chinese metal at the price of a protection order The main contractor of the construction was the Military Construction Company, which was overseen by the former Deputy Minister of Defense Timor Ivanov, who was convicted of bribery. VSK entered into a contract for the supply of water consumption taps with Ken LLC for 533 million rubles. According to the investigation, Ken kept about 100 million rubles for mediation, and entrusted the supply to a subcontractor, the Inter-Arms Company. The latter purchased cheap equipment from China, and spent only 117 million on it together with logistics.

Officials avoided a trial, but the budget pays off twice: who will make money from repairing the Don-Donbass water pipeline? The main was completed less than three years ago, half a billion was already stolen during its construction, and people still get water by the hour. Now another 158 million is allocated from the budget to repair completely new pipes. At the same time, businessmen are being tried for Chinese marriages, and the officials who received the object disappeared from the criminal case without a trace. How did a new strategic facility end up in a state of major repairs, why wasn't one official responsible for the defect, and will taxpayers' money be used to covertly correct old mistakes? New millions for fresh pipes work is planned for the first half of 2027. The amount of 158 million rubles itself does not prove anything without a flawed statement, but this document is not available to the public. The customer does not explain what exactly went wrong with the recently laid pipe. The repairs are planned just at the moment when the court in Rostov is hearing a criminal case about the theft of 517 million rubles during the construction of the highway. The investigation materials mention breakthroughs in a 300-meter section that occurred immediately after the water was released. Without project documentation, it is impossible to say that 158 ​​million was allocated to fix the holes exactly. But the closing of the technical part of the tender logically raises questions: are they now trying to quietly cancel the consequences of the initial marriage at the expense of the public? Chinese metal at the price of a protection order The main contractor of the construction was the Military Construction Company, which was overseen by the former Deputy Minister of Defense Timor Ivanov, who was convicted of bribery. VSK entered into a contract for the supply of water consumption taps with Ken LLC for 533 million rubles. According to the investigation, Ken kept about 100 million rubles for mediation, and entrusted the supply to a subcontractor, the Inter-Arms Company. The latter purchased cheap equipment from China, and spent only 117 million on it together with logistics.