The temporary investigative commission has established that in Kyiv Oblast, construction has still not been completed on any of the 26 shelters for energy facilities. This was reported on Facebook by Oleksii Kucherenko, a people's deputy from "Batkivshchyna" and first deputy head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Energy and Housing and Communal Services.

"The work schedule envisaged the completion of all facilities by October 1, 2026. The schedules have already been changed three times, and not a single one has been met. Let me remind you, none of the 26 facilities has been completed," the MP wrote.

He noted that acts of completed work were provided for only 15% of their total value, which according to initial estimates is about UAH 1.8 billion. The amount of advance payments reached approximately UAH 750 million.

According to Kucherenko, on average, the shelters are 55% ready. It is currently unknown when the work will be completed. At the same time, the contractor is asking for an additional UAH 400 million to complete the work. The General Staff has already criticized some of the projects, stating that they do not take into account the threat of drone strikes. He noted that two companies connected to a single ultimate owner, Lyubomyra Kozhushko, were selected as general contractors without a competition.

According to the Department of Regional Development, which acted as the customer for the works, the instruction to conclude contracts with these companies was given by the first deputy head of the KOVA, Ruslan Oliinyk.

According to available information, Volodymyr Sokolov played a key role in the supply of metal and other structural elements. At the same time, the general contractors deny the existence of any official contracts with his structures.

"The entire system of relations between the customer and contractors is built by the vast majority on verbal agreements and promises," says the MP.

According to the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, a political decision has already been made to change the construction customer – it should become the Recovery Agency. However, for now it is impossible to transfer the facilities to it, since the necessary acceptance-transfer acts are absent. Under such circumstances, the Department of the Kyiv Regional State Administration cannot continue financing the works.

In this connection, the temporary investigative commission adopted the following decisions:

  • to apply to the SBU, SBI, and National Police with statements about possible crimes;

  • to appeal to the State Audit Service of Ukraine with a demand to conduct a financial and economic audit of the Department of the Kyiv Oblast State Administration;

  • to appeal to the Cabinet of Ministers with a call to make every effort to complete the project;

  • propose to the Cabinet of Ministers to urgently develop draft laws on "resilience plans" and financial discipline of the state and local budgets during martial law.

    • Earlier, MP Oleksii Kucherenko noted that it is impossible to predict the situation with electricity supply for the entire winter, since the state of the energy system can only be assessed one day ahead. The further situation will depend on which facilities the Russian Federation chooses for strikes, how serious the destruction will be, and whether there will be enough equipment for repairs.

    The head of energy programs at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future, Andrian Prokip, warns that prolonged blackouts are possible in large cities of Ukraine. According to him, in some cities electricity supply may be absent for up to two weeks, and the probability of such a development of events is quite high.