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Curator of the “Great Construction” program Yurii Holik, whose case about collusion on tenders is already in court, has publicly entered the Sting drones. At the same time, companies in the orbit of his former partners continue to grab budget contracts.
Yurii Holik, former advisor to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, still keeps two topics in the public eye: the roads of Valentyn Reznichenko’s team and unmanned aerial vehicles. He had no official position in the “Great Construction” program. Journalists and anti-corruption agencies investigated collusion in tenders where firms close to Reznichenko won. The case was sent to court. After the scandal, Holik left for Austria as a volunteer with the charitable foundation “Songs Born in the ATO” in 2024. He explained the trip as procurement for the Armed Forces and emphasized that he had crossed the border before.
Denys Ostrovskyi, founder of SK “Stroyinvest,” won large government contracts in Dnipropetrovsk region during Reznichenko’s tenure. Journalists published correspondence from Holik’s phone where he consults with Ostrovskyi about tenders. Ostrovskyi is also the founder of the Austrian ODM BAU & Investitions. Its affairs are handled by lawyer Serhii Bakhariov, who also works at Deverte Holding GmbH. That company is among the founders of LLC “K.A.N.” from the group of Oleksandr Spektor.
Until April of 2024, Spektor was co-owner of “Creative State Senator.” Holik also has a stake there. This is part of the Creative States network. One of the offices is located in Spektor’s Senator business center. In June of 2026 the SBU conducted searches at Spektor’s premises: the investigation suspects that through controlled companies he helped Viktor Medvedchuk evade sanctions and siphon off funds. Holik’s last major interviews were given precisely in the Creative States spaces, including about how he and a team of engineers set up drone production.
Officially Sting is made by the community “Wild Hornets.” The foundation was registered on 2023, among the founders is the editor-in-chief of Business.Censor Yurii Vynnychuk. In April of 2024 the foundation transformed into LLC “Ukrainian Machines,” headed by the same Vynnychuk. The company wins state tenders for Sting. According to publications, Holik is involved in modernizing these UAVs, rather than being listed as their manufacturer.
Specific orders cited by the piece: in July “Ukrainian Machines” took the supply of the Sting R4 with a digital thermal imaging camera for managing the defense work of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration for 4,4 million UAH. In February — 2,3 million UAH for 24 drones for a military unit in the Lviv region. In the summer — deliveries of Sting to the National Police in Sumy region for nearly 3 million UAH.
The construction cash register is nearby. Ostrovskyi’s SK “Stroyinvest,” according to the same report, continues to win contracts. Separately, in September of 2026, Kyivzelenbud awarded without competition the repair of the park near the DVRE House of Culture to a company the investigation places in Holik’s orbit for 88,56 million UAH. Works to be completed by the end of 2027: a dry fountain for 10,72 million, playgrounds, paths, irrigation, a well, video. From the local budget this year 14,4 million, in 2027 — 74,16 million. Since 2016, firms in this circle, by investigators’ calculations, have collected approximately 11,9 billion UAH in government contracts.
On social media Holik continues to present Reznichenko’s team’s roads as a model for other regions and does not mention that the former head is under investigation. Nearby he posts photos of UAVs of “his” team and travels. He has not publicly answered the question “where the money came from” regarding the correspondence from his phone that law enforcement seized back during the “Great Construction” probe. Formally, he does not manufacture the Sting drones. Formally, tenders are won by “Ukrainian Machines” and “Stroyinvest.” The connection shown by the reports is different: an old road partner, a stake in “Senator,” a public role in modernizing Sting, and the budget these firms are spending only after the collusion case was sent to court.
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