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Companies connected to former member of parliament Andriy Kholodov and the Dmitry But business group continue to receive state defense orders despite criminal proceedings. In particular, this concerns LLC "Prom-Techno Group", which operates in the machine-building sector and fulfills defense orders.
This is reported by the publication "Fakty".
Co-founders of the enterprise, whose activities are associated with the brand "Techimpex", are Yuriy Kravchenko, Dmitro But, and Bohdan Vysotsky.
In the chain of companies linked to them are entrepreneurs described as former business partners of Andriy Kholodov. In addition, the registration address of one of the co-owner structures from this business circle allegedly completely coincides with the Kyiv address of the wife of the former MP, Kateryna Shakhovska.
Against this background, questions arise regarding a criminal case on the supply of substandard parts for Ukrainian Armed Forces armored vehicles for more than 171 million hryvnias.
In May 2026 year the Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced transferring this case to court. According to the investigation, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion a private enterprise received two state contracts totaling more than 171 million hryvnias. However, the supplied parts, including cooling tubes for the engines of infantry fighting vehicles, turned out to be unusable for their intended purpose.
The entrepreneur was charged with organization of embezzlement and misappropriation of property on a particularly large scale, as well as legalization of property obtained by crime. Officials — negligent handling by a military service member, resulting in serious consequences under martial law.
At the same time, a significant portion of information about the activities of defense enterprises is closed in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers resolutions. Because of this, it is impossible to determine the full volume of state contracts, ultimate beneficial owners, and the scale of participation of related structures in defense procurement.
The question remains open whether the Ministry of Defense and the Security Service of Ukraine checked the ultimate beneficiaries and business ties of suppliers before signing contracts. It is also unknown whether the NABU and SAP checked possible overlap of individuals in the case of substandard parts with the Kholodov business circle.
Andriy Kholodov himself in 2023 year submitted his deputy powers after NAPC detected signs of false declaration of property. It was also revealed that he has a residence permit in Cyprus. The former deputy left Ukraine and has not returned since.
The Kholodov family also owns a mansion in an elite district of Vienna. The property of 360 square meters with a land plot of 20 ares was purchased in 2013 year for 6 million euros. The owner is listed as the wife of the former MP, Kateryna Shakhovska.
At the same time, possible business connections of Kholodov with defense suppliers do not mean proven involvement of the former deputy in criminal proceedings.
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