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Another scandal is unfolding in Kyiv over the construction of a backup heating network in Teremky. The project, which city authorities say is needed to provide heat to residents of the Holosiivskyi district in case TPP-5 stops, envisions laying a heat trunk line through a green zone. At the same time, questions have arisen about the contractor set to perform the work and its possible ties to businessman Viktor Besaha and Kyiv’s development community.
This was stated on Facebook by Kyiv City Council deputy Volodymyr Bondarenko.
According to him, the construction of the heat trunk line, worth about 540 million UAH, was assigned to LLC “IBK ‘Atmosfera Management’.”
Bondarenko claims the company is connected to Viktor Besaha — a businessman linked to the Servit group and a number of Kyiv construction projects.
At the same time, official registration data require separate clarification. According to available data on LLC “IBK ‘Atmosfera Management’” (EDRPOU 40103889), the company is registered in Kyiv, and its primary NACE code is installation of water supply, heating, and air-conditioning systems. Open databases also showed information about other managers and owners of the company.
That is why the assertion that Besaha is the effective controller of this company should for now be considered Bondarenko’s claim, not a legally established fact.
What connection to the Besahas the deputy cites
According to Bondarenko, the formal owner of “IBK ‘Atmosfera Management’” is Oleksandr Chykal, born 1987, a native of Mykolaiv.
The deputy links Chykal to the Besaha family through business structures.
In particular, Chykal is the head of the charity fund “Sikurs,” whose founder, according to Bondarenko’s data, is Volodymyr Besaha — Viktor Besaha’s brother.
Another link in this chain is said to be LLC “Teplopraymbud.” According to the open registry, the company has EDRPOU code 41400774. Its owner is Oleksandr Chykal with a 100% share, and its manager is Oleh Yelfimov. This structure was recorded in the registers in May 2026 after a change of founder and beneficiary.
At the same time, Oleh Oleksandrovych Yelfimov also appears as the head of LLC “VKC ‘Servit’.” It is through this chain that Bondarenko connects Chykal and “Atmosfera Management” with the Besaha brothers’ business.
So this concerns not direct legal ownership of “Atmosfera Management” by the Besahas, but a set of corporate and managerial links that the deputy considers indicative of effective control.
Who is Viktor Besaha
Viktor Besaha is known in Kyiv as a representative of the construction business. His name has appeared in materials regarding the historical development of the capital and the activities of companies in the Servit group.
In particular, LLC “PVC ‘Servit’” found itself at the center of a scandal after the demolition of the Zelensky family’s historic estate in Kyiv in July 2024.
According to an investigation by Informator, PVC ‘Servit’ equipment and workers were recorded at the demolition site of the historic building. The outlet noted that the company had received significant contracts from Kyiv communal structures over previous years. In total, journalists counted 109 contracts with state customers worth more than 64 million UAH, of which 97 were concluded with Kyiv institutions.
That same piece named Volodymyr and Viktor Besahas as the de facto controllers of the Servit business. The authors separately emphasized that the involvement of particular individuals in the illegal destruction of the monument should be determined within a criminal proceeding and by a court.
After the demolition of the estate, the Ministry of Culture recognized it as an architectural monument, and Kyiv city authorities announced their intention to sue the developer and demand restoration of the building.
The scandal around “Turgenev Build” and the Zelensky estate
Besaha’s name was also linked to developer LLC “Turgenev Build,” which implemented the Turgenev residential complex project in central Kyiv.
A conflict arose around this project because of its proximity to the Zelensky family’s historic estate. Journalistic investigations say construction of the new club building was carried out for a long time next to the historic structure, and later the estate was effectively destroyed.
Informator’s material stated that in 2017 the PVC ‘Servit’ company built a 11-story club house Turgenev next to a 19th-century building. After that, the historic estate was repeatedly attempted to be dismantled under the guise of reconstruction.
This background is now being recalled in the context of the new Teremky project, since a conflict also arose there over the clearing of green plantings.
The heat trunk line would require cutting down hundreds of trees
According to the official position of the Kyiv City State Administration (KyivCSA), the backup heating network is necessary to increase the resilience of Kyiv’s heat supply system. It is being built for the Teremky-1 and Teremky-2 residential areas in case TPP-5 stops.
According to city authorities, 662 trees and 70 shrubs must be removed in the construction zone. Of these, 56 trees and 16 shrubs, the KyivCSA says, can be transplanted. The client must pay compensation for the removed greenery, which is planned to be directed to the creation and development of new green areas.
It is precisely because of the clearing of part of the forest-park zone around the construction that local residents and activists have protested.
Critics of the project raise questions not only about the number of trees planned for removal but also about the route of the heat trunk line itself and the possibility of laying it along an alternative path.
The authorities, for their part, insist on the necessity of backup heat supply for the district.
What does the Senat residential complex have to do with it
A separate question arising in connection with the future heat network route is the construction of the Senat residential complex in Teremky.
Materials provided by Bondarenko state that businessmen Mykhailo Holytsia — a former deputy mayor of Kyiv for housing affairs — and his son-in-law Mykola Nehrych, associated with the company GEOS, are related to the Senat project.
Bondarenko points out that the heat trunk line is being laid in the direction of the area where this residential complex is located.
By itself this fact does not prove that the heat network construction is being carried out in the interests of a specific developer. However, the deputy believes the route and the contractor require additional scrutiny given potential business ties.
15 million for stairs at Peizazhna Alley
Another episode Bondarenko mentions in the context of Viktor Besaha is the construction of stairs from Peizazhna Alley toward Vozdvyzhenka.
According to the deputy, about 15 million UAH was spent on this object, and he calls the result wooden stairs that, in his view, do not justify the cost of the work.
Bondarenko also publishes photographs in which, he claims, Viktor Besaha, Vitali Klitschko, and Oleksandr Spasybko appear together.
The latter was formerly deputy head of the KyivCSA for land resources. His name has also appeared in numerous materials on Kyiv land policy.
Spasybko and Komarnytskyi
Another layer of connections Bondarenko draws attention to concerns Oleksandr Spasybko and Denys Komarnytskyi.
According to the deputy, Spasybko and Komarnytskyi studied at the same university in the history faculty. Journalists and law enforcement previously named Komarnytskyi as one of the influential participants in Kyiv’s construction-and-land environment.
In 2025, NABU and SAP reported large-scale corruption investigations related to Kyiv. Komarnytskyi himself left Ukraine and ended up abroad, which became a separate topic in law enforcement investigations.
Spasybko, meanwhile, is a figure in a criminal proceeding and is in custody.
The links between these people that Bondarenko mentions do not by themselves prove their involvement in illegal actions. However, the deputy believes they demonstrate a broader circle of business and political contacts around Kyiv construction projects.
What is known about Atmosfera Management itself
LLC “IBK ‘Atmosfera Management’” has EDRPOU code 40103889. The company was registered on 5 November 2015. Its main activity is installation of water supply, heating, and air-conditioning systems.
According to open financial statements, in 2024 the company received 8,03 million UAH in revenue and 903,5 thousand UAH in net profit. In 2025 revenue amounted to 1,53 million UAH, while the financial result was negative — minus 254 thousand UAH. The number of employees, according to available reporting, was three people.
These figures attract particular attention against the cost of the new Kyiv project Bondarenko mentions: the declared amount for construction of the heat trunk line is about 540 million UAH.
At the same time, the mere difference between the company’s past financial indicators and the value of a large contract is not proof of violations. Assessing the procurement requires analysis of tender documentation, the contract, the source of funding, the estimate, the scope of work, competitors, and the terms of execution.
StopCor has sent requests to the KyivCSA, the project client, and LLC “IBK ‘Atmosfera Management’” regarding the project cost, the grounds for choosing the contractor, the procurement procedure, the route of the heat trunk line, and possible links between the company and Viktor Besaha.
Recall that Teremky residents took to the streets in protest after communal workers began, allegedly, unauthorized work in the park zone. Community representatives said they were not shown documents confirming the legality of the clearing.
In addition, KAN Development denied involvement in the felling of mature trees in Teremky.
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