None of 26 protective structures for energy facilities in Kyiv region have been completed, - Kucherenko
In the Kyiv region, none of the 26 energy infrastructure protection facilities have been completed, although reports indicate that they are 55% complete.
This was reported by Oleksiy Kucherenko, a member of the Verkhovna Rada from the "Batkivshchyna" party and a member of the Verkhovna Rada's Temporary Special Commission on Resilience Plans, according to Censor.NET.
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Lawmakers held a meeting on the energy situation in the Kyiv region.
"Of the 26 shelters for power plants, not a single one is unfinished. The 'report' indicates an average completion rate of about 55 percent."
The methodology for assessing "readiness" is unknown. The submitted certificates of work performed cover only 15 percent of the total cost. The total cost of the work is approximately 1.8 billion UAH (initial estimate). Advance payments total approximately 0.75 billion UAH.
The construction schedule called for the completion of all projects by October 1, 2026. The schedules have already been changed three times, and none of them has been met. Let me remind you that none of the 26 projects has been completed.
"The contractor is now talking about additional funding of 400 million hryvnia," the MP said.
The General Staff says that some of the projects do not even take into account the possibility of a UAV strike.
Kucherenko stated that two companies linked to Lyubomyra Kozhushko were selected as general contractors without any alternative options. According to the client (the Department of Regional Development), he received the relevant instruction from Ruslan Oliinyk, first deputy chairman of the Kyiv Regional State Administration. At the same time, Vladislav Sokolov played a key role in the supply of materials, although no formal contracts were signed with him. Cooperation among all participants was primarily based on verbal agreements.
"No one can predict or guarantee when the work will be completed. According to the current head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, Tkachenko, a political decision has been made to change the contracting authority—the Reconstruction Agency is ready to take over the project. However, this cannot be done at this time due to the lack of official documents and, consequently, the inability to transfer the project."
"It's clear that in such a situation, there can be no further funding from the Kyiv Regional State Administration—no one will risk signing anything," the MP added.
Thus, the TSK adopted the following decision:
- Immediately contact the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), and the National Police to report signs of a crime—to each agency within the scope of its jurisdiction.
- Immediately contact the State Audit Service of Ukraine (SASU) to request an administrative and financial audit of the KCMA Department.
- Immediately contact the Cabinet of Ministers with a proposal to make every effort to complete the project.
- To submit a proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers to immediately draft bills on "resilience plans" and on financial discipline for the state and local budgets during martial law
What led up to this?
- Earlier, a video was posted online showing a luxurious penthouse in the capital that is believed to be linked to Vladislav Sokolov, a businessman from Dnipro.
- His name appears in news reports about possible misconduct during the construction of protective structures for energy facilities in the Kyiv region.
- Later, Sokolov released a video in which he claimed there were outstanding payments for the construction of protective structures for energy facilities in the Kyiv region. The businessman explained that his companies had carried out urgent work without properly executed contracts or advance payments, relying on verbal agreements with Kalashnik, who was then the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration.
- Kalashnik rejected allegations of possible misconduct during the construction of protective structures for energy facilities in the Kyiv region
