Automatically translated version. May contain inaccuracies compared to the original.
‘Deserved’ Kalashnyk’s dark horse: from Kherson contracts to rebuilding all of Ukraine
After Anton Samoylenko was appointed head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, companies connected to him began receiving multimillion contracts for the region’s reconstruction.
One of the key ones is Global Bild Engineering.
90 million UAH — for restoring the Velyka Oleksandrivka settlement council.
70 million UAH — for road repairs.
And about 280 million UAH — for building fortifications in the Kherson region.
According to Bihus.Info, Global Bild Engineering purchased some materials for the fortifications through an intermediary. Potential overpayment 35 million UAH. In other words, millions from the budget that were supposed to go to Kherson’s defense ended up in pockets.
Another similar contract for Global Bild Engineering worth 28,3 million UAH was concluded without a competitive procedure.
After an investigative journalism report, law enforcement registered a criminal proceeding regarding possible embezzlement of budget funds.
But instead of checks and accountability, Anton Samoylenko receives a state award and the prospect of promotion. After Mykola Kalashnyk’s appointment as minister, Samoylenko is being considered for a leadership position at the Reconstruction Agency.
And here a simple question arises.
First — multimillion contracts in the Kherson region.
Then — a state award.
And now — the prospect of leading the multibillion rebuilding of all Ukraine.
So is he really ‘deserved’?