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Construction company ENSO has halted work on three residential complexes in Kyiv — Poetica, Diadans, and Fjord — and its office in the capital is closed. This is stated in an investigation by Bihus.Info. According to journalists, co-owner and CEO Ramil Mekhtiyev published a message to investors at the end of May, after which phone lines of managers stopped answering, and the company’s client space in the Parus business center ceased operations.
ENSO was implementing three large residential projects in central Kyiv. None of them were completed by the company. After the full-scale invasion began, the developer reported a forced pause in works, but later several times announced their restoration. At the end of May, a post appeared on ENSO’s Instagram page from the name of Ramil Mekhtiyev, which journalists and investors perceived as the manager’s actual farewell to clients. After the post, it became impossible to contact the company’s managers by phone, and the client workspace at the Parus business center turned out to be closed. According to some investors, representatives of the former ENSO leadership held an informal meeting during which they allegedly confirmed the termination of the company’s activities. At the same time, they were told that another company could complete the three residential complexes. Its name, according to journalists, was not disclosed to investors. Bihus.Info contacted owners of Kyiv’s three largest construction groups to find out whether they knew of a potential new developer. According to journalists, none of the consulted representatives knew of a company that could take over the completion of Poetica, Diadans, and Fjord. Separately, journalists established that Ramil Mekhtiyev left the country in early April. Some of ENSO’s Ukrainian staff, according to the investigation, are now working for a similarly named structure in the United Arab Emirates. There they participate in the construction of two upscale residential complexes in Dubai. ENSO company in the UAE was registered after the start of the full-scale invasion. Journalists say that the creation and operation are related to MP Vadym Stolar. Earlier journalists also reported on ties between the Ukrainian construction structure and a politician. Journalists described other links between ENSO and the Ukrainian political milieu even before 2022 year. According to prior investigations, the structures involved in ENSO’s residential complexes included people from the circle of former MP Viktor Medvedchuk and Artem Kolyubaev, who is linked to former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak. Kolyubaev is a film producer. Journalists say that he once joined the ownership structure of one of the funds that sold ENSO apartments. These links, the authors of the investigation claim, formed even before the start of the full-scale war. Separately, Bihus.Info mentions operation 2022 year, when the Mekhtiyev brothers’ funds were granted permission to transfer almost $1 million from Ukraine after currency controls were introduced. The grounds for the operation were cited as the purchase of a large batch of meat in Dubai. Journalists say that this product never entered Ukraine. According to Ukrainska Pravda, later the company of Ramil Mekhtiyev’s brother organized a trip to Finland for one of the top managers of the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market, which journalists called a fictitious business trip. This very commission, as noted in the material, previously granted permission for the currency operation. It remains unclear who and under what conditions can complete Poetica, Diadans, and Fjord, and what mechanism will protect investors’ interests. The statements by journalists about links and financial operations are not court decisions, and the final assessment of the relevant actions depends on the results of checks and investigations.
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