14.04.2025 Corruption Declaration Kyiv

Rubel’s SDS rescues corrupt officials: why was Komarnitsky taken out and not imprisoned?

Denys Komarnytskyi is not just a businessman or an official. He has been called the “gray cardinal” of Kyiv, a man who controlled the distribution of billions of dollars in contracts in the capital. Under his supervision, companies received contracts to build schools, hospitals, and roads. But there is a caveat: most of these projects were never completed. According to investigators, out of the dozens of projects supervised by Komarnitsky, a significant number remained on paper or in a state of “eternal construction.” Meanwhile, new residential complexes, shopping centers, and kiosks were growing like wildfire.

Why was he not touched? The answer is simple: Komarnitsky had a “roof” in the power block. And the key link in this protection was Andriy Rubel, the head of the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police. It was Rubel’s subordinates who helped Komarnitsky leave Ukraine when he “smelled something fried.”

But the story goes beyond one person. Komarnytskyi’s story is the work of an entire network, where everyone had a role: from KCSA officials to Kyiv City Council members and front men.

How did Rubel’s family make money?

To understand the scale of corruption, it is enough to look at the income of Andriy Rubel’s family. His wife, Anna Rubel, used to work as an administrator in the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a salary of 109 thousand hryvnias a year. But since 2021, her financial status has changed dramatically.

In 2021-2023, Anna received UAH 12.1 million from companies related to Komarnytskyi. In 2023 alone, she received UAH 7.8 million from the firm that won the tender distributed by Komarnytskyi’s controlled entities. Interestingly, this amount is more than half of the payroll of a company that employs 60 people. Could one person have earned that much legally? This is a rhetorical question.

The media also write about the UAH 2 million that Komarnitsky paid Rubel for organizing the operation to cross the border. I wonder if this money will be declared by the law enforcement officer. Especially given that Komarnitsky was detained at the Romanian border and his phone fell into the hands of the local police. This was a real disaster for the entire system. The phone contained names, amounts, schemes.

In order to somehow remedy the situation, the DSR under Rubel’s leadership organized demonstrative arrests and 94 searches. But the result? The case of 10 hectares of land in Solomyansky district, which is attributed to Komarnitsky. It’s not even funny. Instead of uncovering the corruption network, they are trying to sell us a story about a “security booth”.

The above is only a small part of what we have covered in our extensive investigation. The video (link in the comments) contains new names, new schemes, new connections. Komarnitsky knew too much: from schemes worth billions to direct contacts with top politicians. His arrest could have destroyed the entire system. But will it be possible to bring the case to an end? Watch the investigation. 

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