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Lviv regional council did not approve technical documentation for the division of lands of Halytskillis, needed for the construction of a large-scale resort Goro Mountain Resort by Vitaliy Antonov.
The project of a second Bukovel in Slavske, which for many years was the fixation of the wealthiest native of Lviv region—the founder of OKKO Group Vitaliy Antonov—faced another obstacle. Last year, construction of the all-season mountain resort GORO Mountain Resort with an investment of 140 million euros received government preferences as an important investment project. Yet the Lviv regional council does not seem to be blinded by future investments. During the session of the Lviv regional council 20 in October, deputies did not approve the technical documentation for land management regarding the withdrawal of 176 hectares in Volosyantsi and Verkhniy Rozhanka of Slavska community from the use of Halytsil Lis. In the future, these lands were to be used for resort construction. However, for passage of the decision, the deputies lacked one vote.
Formally, this concerns the construction of two ski resorts—Slavski in Volosyantsi and Rozhanka Park in the village of Verkhniy Rozhanka. Both future resorts claim parcels that are currently used by Halytsil Lis. At the same time, in February 2026 the regional council already adopted a number of decisions regarding the future division and withdrawal of municipal-owned land from forest land use managed by Slavske’s subsidiary forestry enterprise Halytsil Lis for a future ski resort. But now the deputies apparently changed their minds.
In particular, deputy Mykhailo Batala stated that the regional council has become a captive of the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers and a private investor, and the environmental impact assessment was not even presented to the deputies. Acting director of the state forestry enterprise Halytsil Lis Ivan Pidgorodetskyi assured that this land will be withdrawn from the enterprise and transferred to private companies, but will remain owned by the regional council. However, according to Batala, the investment agreement provides that lands will be leased with a prior change of intended use under the terms of the agreement and with a pre-emptive right to purchase. In effect, this means that in the future the investor could buy these lands. He also noted that it would be reasonable to consider a public-private partnership model for these resorts.
Another deputy, Eduard Leonov, said he visited the site of the future resort and construction work is already underway. At the same time he said locals report that trees are being cut there, and people have problems accessing their wells and outbuildings, which ended up on lands of Halytsil Lis. The head of the municipal enterprise acknowledged that there is a problem with boundary overlaps and they have already sent corresponding appeals to the prosecutor’s office.
As clarified by the GORO press office, the comparison with Bukovel does not convey the peculiarities of the GORO Mountain Resort concept, and Vitaliy Antonov is not the sole investor in the future resort.
"GORO Mountain Resort is a large-scale investment project to create a year-round mountain resort, involving development of mountain, tourist, recreational, and hotel infrastructure. The project has two co-owners and is being implemented with the involvement of private investors and partners. Therefore, presenting GORO solely as Vitaliy Antonov’s project does not accurately reflect the ownership structure and implementation," explain the press office.
Vitaliy Antonov was born in the city of Stryi, Lviv region. He is the founder of OKKO Group, chairman of the Supervisory Board of Konzern Glavnaftogaz (OKKO network of gas stations), and also chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Foundation for Economic Security of Ukraine. In addition, he owns construction companies Vash dim and Prohrestekhbud, and also owns the Khlibprom concern.
Currently, Vitaliy Antonov is registered in Switzerland. According to Open Databot, he ranks second in the wealthiest businessmen of Ukraine. According to 2024, his businesses brought 151,7 billion UAH in revenue.
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