05.08.2024 Corruption Kyiv Tenders Utility scams

How did Klitschko, Khomutynnik, and the Monakivtsi organized crime group loot Kyiv?

The construction of the metro to Vynohradar has been blocked for good. The price of this freeze is 6 billion hryvnias. Against the backdrop of this news, the Kyiv authorities decide to conduct a large-scale inspection of the tunnels of the Kyiv Metro with an expected cost of over UAH 13 million. But again, it gives the budget into the hands of “its people.” So who is behind the systematic embezzlement of funds from the capital and international partners?

Survey of tunnels by a fake company

This spring, it became known that the unscheduled inspection of the tunnels would be carried out by Archbudzem LLC, a dubious company with tiny capital.

The company is registered in the village of Buky, Zhytomyr region, and according to some indications, it is a shell company whose main function is to prevent real participants from participating in the tender or to compromise the procurement in general.

Archbudzem LLC won the tender, which was announced on April 10. At the same time, with the expected cost of UAH 13.1 million set by the Kyiv Metro itself, this company offered to conduct the survey for only UAH 3.4 million. The three times lower amount may have several explanations: either its employees are willing to work for almost nothing, or it is an intricate scheme aimed at preventing the tender from being completed.

“Archbudzem participated in 8 procurements: two of them concerned the subway (inspection, both at the same stage), another from Municipal Enterprise “City Roads” in Odesa, then JSC “Poltavaoblenergo” for a small amount, the Humanitarian Demining Center of the SES also for a minor inspection of a non-residential building. Among the serious projects are the inspection of the technical condition of buildings at the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant, which was also won by Archbudzem LLC (the bid price was UAH 710 thousand), similar works for a hospital in Lviv region (725 thousand), and another quarter of a million for the State Enterprise Ukrainian State Center of Radio Frequencies. The capital of the LLC is only UAH 1 thousand.

After a flurry of criticism, the tender procedures were suspended, and the procurement itself was “hung up” at the stage of qualifying the winner. Therefore, we propose to analyze another legal entity that was allowed to participate in the procurement.

MOLODID OLEKSANDR STANISLAVOVYCH – specializes in many areas of activity that are not interconnected, has repeatedly participated in tender procurement, with a small volume.

The sole proprietor has never received amounts above UAH 200 thousand, so a million-dollar procurement from Kyiv Metro is something completely new and unexpected.

The announced tender shows that the winner is currently being considered by the sole proprietor MOLODID OLEKSANDR STANISLAVOVYCH, which means that he is likely to win and will carry out the inspection of the subway tunnels, but it should be noted that this contractor has no previous experience in performing such work.

We have already drawn law enforcement’s attention to the possible embezzlement of the capital’s budget by officials of the Kyiv Metro, the Kyiv City State Administration and its specialized departments. As a result, NABU registered the case in the URPTI under Part 5 of Article 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and joined the main case on other facts. But why is the million-dollar tender planned to be awarded to a dubious company again?

Khomutynnik and the blocking of the subway to Vynohradar

Former MP Vitaliy Khomutynnik has long been suspected of stealing at least UAH 530 million from the Kyiv metro.

Law enforcement officers have found out: The Kyiv Metro paid about UAH 4 billion for alleged construction work. However, the work itself was only partially completed, and millions of hryvnias were withdrawn and embezzled through fictitious companies. For example, a Mercedes-Maybach S 580 4MATIC was purchased for UAH 9.8 million.

Thus, Kyivmetrobud, controlled by Khomutynnik, only created the appearance of work, while the real amounts were withdrawn through third-party fictitious legal entities, such as Positive-V, Kyivmetrotonelstroy, and others.

Law enforcement officers found out that all the companies that received transfers from Khomutynnik’s company were fictitious: they were registered in the names of Ukrainians who allowed their passport data to be used for money. In addition, for example, TRK TECH, having received a money transfer from Positive-V, bought a Mercedes-Maybach S 580 4MATIC for UAH 9.8 million.

The police conducted 34 searches in the offices of dozens of companies, which resulted in the withdrawal of over UAH 500 million. They also visited the deputy director of Kyivmetrobud, Ihor Gazin. It turned out that Gazin lives in Khomutynnik’s house (in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv). Moreover, on October 27, immediately after the transfer of money from Kyivmetrobud’s accounts, Khomutynnik issued a power of attorney to him to replenish his bank accounts.

Sanctions against the Monakivtsi organized crime group

It seems that each of the ex-MPs involved in corruption cases will face international sanctions and criminal proceedings. This applies not only to Khomutynnik, but also to Ihor Abramovych, a member of the Monakivtsi organized crime group, which runs corruption schemes in the tax service.

Abramovich, who lives in Monaco, uses his “pounds” to engage in large-scale robbery of both the internal Ukrainian budget and the money that comes to our country in the form of international aid.

As for the tax authorities, we are talking about blocking/unblocking tax invoices in order to get a kickback, smuggling schemes; this also includes trade in excisable goods in violation of the law, and a number of other gross violations of the law.

Abramovich is also involved in one of the largest embezzlements since Ukraine’s independence. It is absolutely no secret that he and his accomplices embezzled UAH 8 billion from the construction of the Kyiv metro line to Vynohradar.

Isn’t Mayor Klitschko also involved in these actions? Does he directly give procurement to his colleagues or associates?

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