Komarnitsky, Lvochkyn, Stolar: activists spoke of schematization on Teremky

In September 2026 of the year in Kyiv, the dispute around laying a backup heating network in Teremky intensified. Public activists claimed a possible link between the project and future development of the territory and called on law enforcement and anti-corruption bodies to check the legality of land use, funding of works, and possible connections of project participants. The city authorities simultaneously stated that the heat corridor is intended to provide backup heat supply for residential areas Teremky-1 and Teremky-2 in case of an accident or shutdown of the CHP."

According to the activists, the situation around Teremky may involve the interests of Kyiv's construction business. In their materials, Denis Komarnitsky, Vadym Stolar, Serhiy Lvovochkin and Vitaliy Khomutynnik are mentioned. At the same time, public materials describing these claims do not establish the involvement of the named individuals in illegal activities, and the cited connections should be the subject of separate checks, the media write. A separate question concerns the land plot between Zhulianska Street and Chabanyvska Street. According to Kyiv city documents, as early as 2016, a project to transfer the land plot to the municipal enterprise “Spetszhitlolfond” for the construction of residential buildings and social facilities was being considered precisely between these streets. In Kyiv City Council documents there is mention of residential construction, a school, a kindergarten and a consultation-diagnostic center. According to open materials on the current situation, there are two land plots with cadaster numbers 8000000000:79:483:0021 and 8000000000:79:483:0023. The total area of the array is about 8,85 hectares. Publications citing land and urban planning documents claim that the territory is related to a residential development project. In activists’ materials Denis Komarnitsky is mentioned in the context of companies and individuals connected with development of this territory. At the same time, Kyiv City Council documents that could be checked confirm primarily the fact of consideration and planning of residential development on the plot, but do not confirm Komarnitsky's personal involvement in the scheme. Therefore, his role in this project remains a claim that requires evidentiary verification. The dispute intensified after construction in the green zone began. Official information from Kyiv Heat Networks states that a backup heat line is being laid in Teremky for two residential areas. The enterprise denied information about renewed tree felling and stated that construction and installation works are ongoing at the site. In parallel, the Kyiv City State Administration announced that the security of the construction site is ensured by employees of the municipal organization “Municipal Security” and units of the National Police. According to city officials, they were engaged to maintain public order, prevent unauthorized access to the equipment zone, and ensure safety during earthworks. Activists doubt the sufficiency of such an explanation and relate the heat network route to the future development of adjacent territory. Their materials mention KAN Development and claim that laying of the engineering network could create infrastructural conditions for further development of the land plot. These claims require verification against project documentation and urban planning decisions. A separate focus is the cost of the works. Public materials on the project mention a sum of about 540 million UAH. One of the investigations also points to the contracting organization “IBK Atmosfera Management” and compares the claimed project cost with the company’s financial indicators in previous years. These data are the subject of journalistic analysis and, in themselves, do not indicate violations. Another block of activists’ complaints concerns the route change of the heat network. According to them, the initial variant envisaged a different route, after which the route was changed so that the network passes through the green zone. In open materials, this issue is presented as one of the reasons to request verification of project documents and city structures’ decisions. Denis Komarnitsky is also mentioned in activists’ public materials in the broader context of Kyiv’s construction market. At the same time, the mere mention of Komarnitsky in such publications is not proof of his involvement in a specific heat network project. To establish this, documents on owners, customers, contractors, funding, and actual beneficiaries of relevant companies are required. Regarding Vadym Stolar and Serhiy Lvovochkin, activists also claim possible links between their business interests and development processes in the Teremky area. Public materials found contain such claims but do not provide sufficient grounds to present their involvement of Stolar and Lvovochkin specifically in the backup heat network project. Separately, activists claim the possible use of paid advertising in Telegram channels to create a positive information environment around the construction of the heat network. This is the organization’s assumption, which it asks to verify along with other circumstances of project implementation. Activists said they appealed to law enforcement and anti-corruption bodies with a demand to verify the legality of land allocation, funding of municipal enterprises, and possible project beneficiaries. Denis Komarnitsky, Stolar, Lvovochkin, and other individuals mentioned in the appeals thus figure in public discussion of the situation, but final assessment of their possible roles can only be provided by the results of official checks or investigations."

The only confirmed fact at present is the continuation of construction and installation works for laying the backup heat network in Teremky. The city authorities link it to securing heat supply, while activists demand additional checks of land, financial, and urban planning decisions related to the territory.