1.8 billion hryvnias have already been spent: none of the energy protection facilities have been completed in the Kyiv region

In Kyiv region, none of the 26 energy infrastructure protection facilities have been completed, although their average readiness is estimated at approximately 55%. The total starting cost of the work is about 1.8 billion hryvnias, and the contractor has stated that an additional 400 million hryvnias is needed.

This was reported by People’s Deputy Oleksiy Kucherenko.

According to Kucherenko, the construction of protective structures for energy facilities in the Kyiv region was supposed to be completed by October 1, 2026. However, the work schedules were changed three times, and none of them were met. The People’s Deputy noted that the methodology for determining the declared readiness of facilities is unknown, and the provided certificates of work performed cover only 15% of the total cost of the project. According to him, advance payments amounted to about 750 million hryvnias.

“Out of 26 shelters for power plants, none are unfinished. The “report” shows an average readiness of about 55 percent,” Kucherenko said.

According to the deputy, the General Staff also drew attention to the fact that some of the projects do not even take into account the possible damage by drones.

Kucherenko stated that two companies associated with Lyubomyra Kozhushko were chosen as general contractors without any alternative. According to him, the Department of Regional Development explained this by the instruction of the first deputy head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Ruslan Oliynyk.

The MP also claims that Vladislav Sokolov played an important role in supplying materials, although no formal contracts were concluded with him. According to him, the interaction between the project participants was mainly based on oral agreements.

Currently, no one can predict or guarantee the completion date of the construction. According to Kucherenko, the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Tkachenko announced a political decision to transfer the functions of the customer to the Reconstruction Agency. However, this is not possible yet due to the lack of certificates of completed work required for the transfer of the facilities.

Following the results of the meeting, the temporary investigative commission adopted a number of decisions regarding the situation with the construction of protective structures:

• contact the SBU, the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police with reports of possible signs of crimes within the competence of each body;
• to ask the State Audit Service of Ukraine to conduct an economic and financial audit of the Department of the Kyiv Regional State Administration;
• to address the Cabinet of Ministers with a proposal to take measures to complete the project;
• propose to the government to urgently develop draft laws on “resilience plans” and financial discipline of state and local budgets during martial law.

The construction of all 26 energy infrastructure protection facilities in the Kyiv region remains incomplete, and the deadlines for completion have been postponed several times. The contractor claims the need for additional financing, while the completion date has not yet been determined.

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