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Contractors and waste-management service providers in Kyiv are preparing a comprehensive court challenge against the decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) to impose fines totaling over 313 million UAH. In particular, LLC "Altfater Kyiv", fined by AMCU for more than 28 million UAH, regards the accusations of collusion as unfounded.
This was reported to Dilo by a representative of the company "Altfater Kyiv".
According to him, the business does not agree with the regulator's conclusions about allegedly coordinated actions during participation in the tenders. Both internal and external lawyers have been engaged to defend the interests of the enterprises. The suit will be collective, and other companies accused by AMCU of competition violations—"Kyivspetstrans", "Kramar Risailkling", "Kramar Eco", "Celtic", "Spetskomuntekhnika", "Propererobka" and "Volodar-Roz"—will also join.
This case began 31 in July 2026 of the year, when AMCU fined several waste-removal companies for 313,3 million UAH.
The first decision for over 175,8 million UAH concerned a prolonged cartel agreement and market division, which, according to the regulator, limited access for other entities.
The second—over 137,5 million UAH—the Committee issued for coordinating the results of the Kyiv City State Administration tender 2021 of year, during which participants pre-distributed roles to ensure victory for a pre-determined candidate.
"They accuse us of collusion, but collusion is when there is an intent to profit and not allow others to work. In Kyiv, the market is open: anyone can create a company, invest, bid in tenders by lowering tariffs. We are a European company with fully "white" salaries and cashless settlements," said Altfater Kyiv.
The company emphasizes that waste collection for residents is still carried out at tariffs 2021 for the year, despite a substantial rise in fuel prices and other operating costs. Currently, "Altfater Kyiv" handles about 20% of the capital's municipal waste volumes under contracts with utilities.
Solemn lawsuits, in the drivers' view, will not solve the problems, so they are preparing a joint legal position.
"Here the decision must be global and comprehensive from the entire group of companies. Alone we will achieve nothing. There are ongoing negotiations to find a way out so that Kyiv does not get swallowed by waste. No new company will be able to enter the market from scratch because the technical requirements of tenders demand experience in performing similar contracts," the company emphasised.
Also, Altfater Kyiv added that such AMCU sanctions in wartime create excessive financial strain on operators ensuring the capital's life support.
Aggressive fines and pennies to the budget: why this happens
According to AMCU's official report and the data of the Accounting Chamber, in 2025 year the Committee issued 1 238 decisions to impose fines totaling 5,9 billion UAH. Yet actual revenues to the state budget are meager — in 2024 year businesses paid less than 6% of the assessed amounts, and in 2025 year — somewhat more than 10%.
Lawyers point out two main reasons for this gap: lengthy court proceedings and the oppressive size of the sanctions themselves. Challenging AMCU decisions in three instances automatically halts or delays the execution of monetary penalties. At the same time, for most companies these sums are completely disproportionate to their real income. Risking bankruptcy, the business uses all procedural opportunities to overturn the decision in court rather than pay the penalties.
The case of utilities is just one episode of the regulator's fines across Ukraine's markets:
In particular, in 8 September AMCU issued six decisions on anti-competitive collusions in procurements and auctions for about 133,3 million UAH total. The largest fines were imposed on LLC "D E Trading" and LLC "Trading Electric Company" for distortions of the results of tenders for electricity supply. They were fined a total of 110 million UAH.
Simultaneously, the largest mobile operator Kyivstar is challenging AMCU's decision on a fine of 17,5 million UAH.
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