UAH 61.3m overpayment at Trykhatsi substation: contractor linked to Tislenko group

Abuse during reconstruction of facility in Mykolaiv region

During the investigation, it emerged that the cost of works for the reconstruction of the 330 kV "Trykhatsi" substation was artificially inflated. Investigators established a probable overpayment of UAH 61.3 million. According to the investigation, the contractor deliberately inflated the price of waterproofing fourfold.

How the cost of works was inflated

In June 2023, the Mykolaiv Region Recovery Service signed a contract with LLC "Ukrtransmist" for the reconstruction of the "Trykhatsi" substation. The contract amount was UAH 1.92 billion. According to the investigation's version, the contractor billed 14,537 litres of diluted waterproofing mixture at the price of the concentrate. In total, under the relevant acts of completed works, the amount subject to return or under investigation reaches UAH 78.7 million, of which UAH 61.3 million has been identified as a probable overpayment.

Suspicion against company management

On 5 October, Iryna Filiyeva, the director of LLC "Ukrtransmist", was notified of suspicion of embezzlement of funds and official forgery. The Central District Court of Mykolaiv reviewed the motion and deemed the suspicion justified at this stage of the investigation. However, the court refused to suspend the director from her position, as the presence of procedural risks that could hinder the course of the case was not proven.

Links to Oleksandr Tislenko's business group

According to local media, former founder of LLC "Ukrtransmist" Mykola Karnakov has links with LLC "Shlyakhove Budivnytstvo 'Altcom'". This company belongs to the business sphere of Oleksandr Tislenko, who is part of Rinat Akhmetov's "Funta" group.

Since 2017, "Altcom" has received state contracts totalling over UAH 9.5 billion. The company also features in another investigation concerning the repair of a Kyiv overpass worth UAH 284.8 million.