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🗝 Multi-million defense contracts: “Prom Techno Group,” linked to Medvedchuk and Derkach, continues to receive government orders
Despite corruption scandals and mentions of ties to sanctioned individuals, Prom-Techno Group, associated with Dmytro But, Yurii Kravchenko, and Bohdan Vysotskyi, maintains its position as one of the largest suppliers to the defense sector.
Particular interest surrounds the network of business and personal connections formed around Dmytro But. His daughter Oleksandra But is listed as owning 50% of VIVEN GROUP. The other 50% belongs to APEKS K LLC, which is registered to Vitalii Domyshyn. Through that same company Dmytro But is connected to Trading House Vozdvyzhensky LLC, where Oksana Romanova is the second co-owner.
Oksana and Serhii Romanov are also owners or co-owners of Master Trade, Albaly, and Apartment Group. Among the co-owners of the latter is Yelyzaveta Boiko. Her Kyiv registration address on Ivana Mazepy Street, 18/29, apartment 26, exactly matches the registration address of Kateryna Shakhovska — the wife of former member of parliament Andrii Kholodov.
Kholodov is considered one of Viktor Medvedchuk’s closest associates. Andrii Kholodov is the godfather to members of Viktor Medvedchuk’s family. Before the National Agency for Corruption Prevention raised questions about the origin of his assets and property, Kholodov and the Romanovs were partners in a number of commercial entities. In 2023 Kholodov left Ukraine and has not returned to the country since.
An additional element of the system is said to be the group’s connections within law enforcement agencies. According to investigators, Deputy Head of the Main Investigative Department of the National Police Artem Shevchyshen provides the group with influence inside the Ministry of Internal Affairs system. To strengthen these ties, his wife was officially employed at Prom-Techno Group.
Another line of connections is traced through the company Tehimpex, where Dmytro But and Yurii Kravchenko’s partners include Ihor Terekhov and Vitalii Lelikov. Through this structure investigators point to contacts with former member of parliament Andrii Derkach, who is under sanctions and has repeatedly appeared in materials alleging work on behalf of Russian intelligence services.
The most serious questions concern a criminal proceeding over the supply of substandard spare parts for armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounting to 171 million UAH. Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has publicly spoken about the existence of this case. It is precisely repair, modernization, and maintenance of armored vehicles that the company Tehimpex, associated with Dmytro But and Yurii Kravchenko, specializes in.
At the same time, a significant portion of information about But’s companies’ activities is sealed by Cabinet of Ministers rulings. As a result, it is impossible to establish the full volume of government contracts, the ultimate beneficiaries, and the scale of related entities’ participation in defense procurements. Against this background, particular attention is drawn to Dmytro But’s numerous ties to Viktor Medvedchuk’s circle, Andrii Kholodov, Andrii Derkach, as well as representatives of law enforcement agencies and the executive branch who for many years have accompanied his business group’s activities in the defense supply market.
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