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SE MoD SE “Defense Procurement Agency” 24–29 September, following the results of the tenders, ordered engineering obstacle devices for 1 billion UAH. This is reported in the Prozorro system.
By 20 November the tender winners must deliver 200 thousand coils of barbed spiral tape (BST) and 100 thousand sets of low-visibility obstacles (LVO).
In practice, they ordered fortification obstacles that have previously been used by the military. BST — a spiral of steel wire with sharp steel blades, the equivalent of “Yegoza” or “Concertina.” LVO (“putanka”) — an obstacle made of thin steel wire intended to entangle infantry and impede vehicle movement.
Depending on the supplier, obstacle prices vary:
barbed spiral tape — 2 400 – 2 640 UAH/pc
low-visibility obstacles — 4 850 – 5 318 UAH/set.
The Agency contracted such obstacles for the first time, although the military had ordered them before. For example, units of the State Special Transport Service (SSTS) ordered low-visibility obstacles at the end of the year for 6 720 – 6 890 UAH/set. Market offers are also higher than AOZ’s price — 5 950, 6 230, 7 902 UAH/set.
The basic characteristics of these “putankas” coincide, but they differ by standard, weight, contents, and packaging. In particular, the AOZ kit includes 40 additional repair rings and securing ties.
Regarding the barbed spiral tape, its cost is hard to compare because military units often buy such obstacles under direct contracts, while other buyers use commercial specifications and different parameters.
As for market prices for concertina/yegoza, they range from 4 440 to 7 560, but they also deviate from AOZ requirements, in particular regarding the number of turns in a coil (not less than 90 pcs per 19–21 m), and increased thickness and strength of the core wire (from 2,5 to 3,0 mm).
It is worth noting that this year the Ministry of Defense for the first time separately approved technical specifications for BST and LVO. The first editions — 30 July 2026 year. AOZ immediately announced tenders, but later canceled them itself. The reason was a letter from the Command of the Support Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine about the need to amend the specification due to incorrect technical requirements found in it.
The new technical specifications were approved and put into effect on 25 August. They clarified requirements for both types of obstacles — tape and teeth sizes, added 40 connecting rings to the kit, added requirements for marking and packaging, and so on.
Between four and nine firms competed to supply in different lots. Participants requested an extension of delivery time, clarified localization requirements and the method for measuring certain parameters. They also appealed rejections of proposals due to missing quality certificates, declarations of conformity, and errors in technical specification numbers. AOZ did not satisfy these requests.
To participate in the tender, firms had to confirm experience performing similar contracts — not earlier than 2023 year, with a volume of at least 30% of the expected lot value, and the same amount of annual revenue.
Winners
Kyiv-based LLC “ZhD Trans Komplekt” (347,75 million) was registered in 2017 year. It is managed and owned by Stepan Yevsyukov. According to the analytical portal YouControl, a person with this full name in 2010–2011 years was among the founders of LLC “Labor Collective of the Balaklava Ship Repair Plant ‘Metalist’” (Smart-Holding group of Novynskyi), LLC “UkrLithiumExtraction” (Tabalov group) and was listed as head of LLC “Steel Legion” and PJSC “Kyiv-Dnipro Intersectoral Enterprise of Industrial Railway Transport.”
Since 2024 year the company has received contracts worth 399,88 million UAH. Contracts with AOZ are the largest.
LLC “Yugstal” (formerly LLC “Trade Land”) (250,65) from Zaporizhzhia was registered in 2011 year. The owners are Oleg Mitrokhin and Andriy Zaika; the company is part of the Mitrokhin family group.
The company was involved in a criminal proceeding opened in June 2026 by NABU detectives in Zaporizhzhia region. The investigation suspected officials and the company’s de facto managers of evading taxes on an especially large scale. According to the investigation, between 2020 and 2025 year company officials created a scheme to artificially form tax credit. As a result, the budget lost 19,6 million UAH in taxes. In September this year the suspects were released from criminal liability because the enterprise reimbursed 19,6 million UAH in taxes to the state and paid over 4,7 million in fines.
Since 2016 year “Yugstal” has received contracts totaling 3,32 billion UAH.
Kyiv-based LLC “A.T. Smart Capital” (210,12) was registered in 2019 year. The company is managed and owned by Iryna Antonova. She also owns/has shares in LLC “A.T. Smart Trading,” LLC “Express Trading,” LLC “Rida Style,” LLC “Financial Mutual Aid,” LLC “AK ‘Smile’,” LLC “A.T. Smart Capital,” and LLC “Farm ‘Malva’.” Contracts with AOZ are the company’s first tender success. The company confirmed experience with a contract with a military unit to supply Yegoza in 2025 year.
LLC “Green-Moda” (144,9) was registered in Lviv in 2011 year. Owner – Rostyslav Hyzhyi, manager – Oleh-Pavlo Hyzhyi.
The company was involved in a criminal proceeding regarding tax evasion on an especially large scale during 2020–2022 years. However, the then-head of the company was released from criminal liability because he fully reimbursed the damages to the state in the amount of 13,8 million UAH and additionally paid over 1,1 million.
Since 2023 year the company has received contracts totaling 1,87 billion UAH.
Lutsk-based LLC “Fensis Ukraine” (48,5 million) is managed and owned by Yuliya Zahura. She previously worked at the Luboml Forestry State Enterprise. This is the company’s first contract in Prozorro. The company confirmed experience with five similar contracts with other companies.
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