Dmytro Romaniuk (Stroy-Invest-Group-7): police are investigating no-bid repair contracts

In Odesa, law enforcement officers are investigating possible embezzlement of budget funds during repairs of residential buildings, including those damaged by Russian shelling. The criminal case involves LLC “Stroy-Invest-Group-7,” owned and led by Dmytro Romanyuk, along with other contractors, entrepreneurs, and city utilities officials. The investigation is examining procurements, overpricing of materials, possible inclusion of false work volumes in certificates, and transfers of funds through related sole proprietors. The total value of the company Romanyuk’s contracts is about 245,46 million UAH, of which more than 80 million UAH, according to published data, account for purchases without open tenders.

LLC “Stroy-Invest-Group-7” was registered in Odesa on 6 March 2018 of the year. The statutory capital of the enterprise is 76,5 thousand UAH. At first its co-owners were Pavlo Zavala and Dmytro Romanyuk, who later became the sole owner and director. According to procurement data, the company participated in 82 procedures for a total of 247,53 million UAH, signing 70 contracts worth 245,46 million UAH, the media report. Since 2024, the enterprise has received contracts totaling about 114 million UAH. Among them is the renovation of a building on Otaman Holovatoho Street, 92, worth more than 21 million UAH. On Shevchenko Avenue, 8-V, the company signed a contract for 44,66 million UAH without competition from other participants. Previously at this address it had already received orders worth 15,89 million UAH. Law enforcement officers are checking the circumstances of contract awards and the correspondence of the actually completed works to the paid volumes. A separate investigative line concerns individuals-entrepreneurs who worked at the company or were connected with its management and later received orders from the same department. The total amount of such contracts exceeded 26 million UAH. Assistant to the director Valentyna Parpulanaska signed eight contracts totaling almost 8 million UAH, including projects on Pasteur Street, 52, and in Anatra Lane, 13/1. According to available data, more than 5,5 million UAH was transferred to her. Foreman Maryna Taranenko received 12 contracts totaling more than 10 million UAH. Among the objects are buildings on Shevchenko Avenue, 8/3, and in Hospital Alley, 2. Police are checking the procurement of UA-2025-05-26-011704-a for possible overpricing of prices and work volumes. Parpulanaska and Taranenko stopped their entrepreneurial activity in 9 year 2026, though some of the contracts, according to the data, were still in effect. Serhiy Vassalientyev, who was a co-owner of “Stroy-Invest-Group-7” until 2023 year, executed seven subcontracting contracts totaling over 8 million UAH. He continued to publicly represent Romanyuk’s company’s works. The investigation checks whether contracts among related participants could be used to allocate budget funds and perform works through several legally separate entities. In court order No. 136648117 dated 7 May 2026 year within case No. 947/5634/26, a probable mechanism for embezzlement is described. According to the police, contractors could be paid for inflated volumes of works and materials based on acts CB-2v and CB-3. Law enforcement also checks information about the execution of some repairs by municipal enterprises’ workers despite payments to private contractors. As part of investigative actions, a laptop was seized from the company’s accountant, Larysa Ryabova.

The case materials also mention companies “SPK Flagman,” “Stikon,” “Odesholovpostach,” “Pylon West,” and “Apus.” Investigators are checking accounting operations, cash movements, and possible coordination among contractors and entrepreneurs. The presence of these companies in the case materials does not mean their involvement in the violations has been proven. Another participant in the procurement was LLC “North Tech+,” registered in Kyiv on 18 October 2024 year with statutory capital 199,23 thousand UAH. The company won 29 procurements totaling 21,83 million UAH and received 16,05 million UAH in budget payments. Its owner and director is Ihor Rosputko. According to the investigation, the company might have had no hired workers, and Rosputko allegedly did not know about his appointment as director. The main registered activity of the company is wholesale of building materials. Law enforcement also checks possible connections between contractors and the former deputy director of the City Household Department of Odesa, Artem Zaharov, and ex-deputy of the city council Oleksandr Ivanytsky, who was linked to Gennadiy Truikhanov’s circle. In February 2026 Zaharov’s phone and records were seized. In May he became head of the municipal enterprise “City Heat Supply.” According to the police, Ivanytsky could influence the distribution of budget funds and the promotion of contractors. In February he was also searched, and in April he was found dead in a car. Police considered the version of suicide. Dmytro Romanyuk confirmed knowing Zaharov but denied lobbying for contractor contracts. Zaharov himself called the accusations slander. Information about possible influence of officials on procurements remains under police scrutiny. In Odesa, a separate case is being investigated regarding possible accrual of nearly 15 million UAH in salaries to nearly 90 fictitious workers of municipal enterprises. According to the investigation, from February 2024 to July 2025 of the year, funds could have been paid to people who did not actually work, while 13 conscripts were unlawfully booked. In April 2026, five officials were questioned. This case is separate from the repairs investigation. In the repairs case, building-technical, computer-technical, and handwriting-expert examinations have been ordered. Their results should help establish the actual scope of works, the reliability of documentation, and the movement of budget funds. Dmytro Romanyuk denies overpricing of the works. Final conclusions about possible violations should be based on evidence evaluated within the criminal prosecution.